Summary Background In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends by cause at the national level is essential. The Global […]
Summary The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 provides a rules-based synthesis of the available evidence on levels and trends in health outcomes, a diverse set of risk factors, and […]
Abstract Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making progress towards UHC is a policy priority for both countries and […]
Abstract The safe, highly effective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were more than 17 million cases of measles and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old, and more than 99% […]
Abstract Introduction Hospital deductions are predominantly costs that are spent by the hospital, but are not funded and reimbursed. The deductions are 10-30% of the hospital income, of which more than 20% of these deductions […]
مقدمه کسور بیمارستانی عمدتاً به مبالغی اطلاق می‌گردد که توسط بیمارستان هزینه شده‌اند اما از جایی تأمین مالی و بازپرداخت نمی‌شوند. کسور اعمال‌شده در واحدهای ارائه‌دهنده خدمت نشان‌دهنده میزان ۳۰-۱۰ درصدی از رقم درآمد بیمارستان‌ها […]
چکیده یکی از مشکلات مهم سلامت در بسیاری از کشورهای جهان، کمبود ویتامین آ می‌باشد که باعث عوارض جدی در کودکان شده است. در سراسر جهان، حدود 8/2 میلیون کودک 6-4 ساله، تحت تأثیر علایم […]
Abstract Background Aiming to enhance quality of care and increase efficiency, public hospitals have undergone several reforms in the course of last two decades in Iran. This paper reports the result of a national research […]
Abstract Background Building upon decades of continuous reforms, Iran has been implementing various initiatives to reach universal health coverage (UHC). Improving efficiency is a crucial intermediate policy objective for UHC. Therefore, this article aimed to measure […]
Abstract Background Insufficient transparency in prioritization of health services, multiple health insurance organizations with various and not-aligned policies, plus limited resources to provide comprehensive health coverage are among the challenges to design appropriate Health Insurance […]