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Background Iran, like many other countries, has committed to providing universal and equal access to health care and rehabilitation for people with disabilities by joining the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Thus, […]

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Background One of the important goals in health policy is to ensure equity in health. Equity in health means absence of systematic and potentially remediable differences in one or more aspects of health in a […]

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Background To improve healthcare services’ quality, countries should measure their health systems’ efficiency and performance by robust methods. Objectives We aimed to develop a national study to measure the efficiency of the health system in […]

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Background Development of non-oil exports, including pharmaceutical products is one of the most important economic development strategies. This study aims to explain challenges of pharmaceutical export in Iran by using the sources and content of […]

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Historically, health security has been one of the most critical aspects of human needs. Several important periods of human life have been threatened by infectious diseases epidemics and pandemics, e.g., imposing quarantine against the plague […]

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Background Inspired by the statement we aimed to draw palpable policy options for the health system in order to implement the recommendations of the Supreme Leader. Methods After analyzing the qualitative content of the statement […]

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Background and Purpose Afghans are the main refugee population in Iran. Gaining insight into the precise needs of this population, their health, and wellbeing are crucial for appropriate planning and consequential interventions to improve their […]

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Background Providing an equitable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is key for progressing towards the sustainable development goals in the health systems. To help policymakers make hypertension services more equitable with existing (limited) resources in Iran, we […]

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Objectives This study aimed to identify different criteria for priority setting of rare diseases to help policy makers in making evidence-informed decisions. Methods A scoping review was conducted to comprehensively examine the existing various methods […]

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Background Oral public health services are included in primary healthcare. Although oral diseases are preventable, improving oral health has become a concern in many countries. Evidence shows that functioning insurance coverage can significantly increase the […]