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Abstract Background: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Starting in December 2019 from China, the first cases were officially announced on February […]

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Abstract Background: The WHO’s “best buys” and other recommended interventions are a menu of policy options and cost-effective interventions for the prevention and control of major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The menu has six objectives, implementing […]

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News Report: The paper “Covid-19 battle during the toughest sanctions against Iran” was published in The Lancet journal Viruses don’t discriminate so shouldn’t humans Dr. Takian, vice director of health equity research center, with the […]
With everything that’s happening about the Corona virus, it might be very hard to make a decision of what to do today. Should you wait for more information? Do something today? What?Here’s what I’m going […]

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Abstract Given that average salt intake among Iranians is approximately 10–15 g per day particularly from sodium hidden in bread, cheese, and fast food; lowering this mineral has been followed up seriously in this country […]

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Abstract Objective People with disabilities are more likely to experience poorer health status, compared to the general population; however, their health issues do not receive enough attention from policymakers. This article aimed to identify the […]

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A session with postgraduate students titled “International Scientific Collaboration” With the participation of Dr. Takian, chairman of global health and policymaking group and the vise director of the Health equity research center, was held by […]
 On June 16, 2019, a meeting was held in the school of public health participated by Dr. Farzadfar, Dr. Akbarisari, and Dr. Takian as the presenters of the paper published in Lancet.  summary Being the […]

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With regards of the start of improvements in Iran’s health system in the 90’s and the health reforms following them in 2000, one of the challenges faced by health sector’s crew and emphasized on by […]

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Types of equity in health: For a better understanding of this concept, a practical definition is required. This definition goes “every individual must have the chance to reach his/her full health potential and no one […]