1. Dept. of Healthcare Administration, School of Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney AND School of Built Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 3. Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehr...

1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran 2Faculty of Veterinary Science, Shahrekord Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran 3Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5Departmen...

BACKGROUND The outbreaks of foodborne diseases is a major health problem and occur daily in all countries, from the most to the least developed. This study is the first report of foodborne outbreaks in Iran that carried out from 2006 to 2011. METHODS A retrospective, longitudinal study carried out using foodborne disease national surveillance system data from 2006-2011, which have been report...

INTRODUCTION Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been constructively considered in recent years to reform health sectors in many countries. This study aimed at explaining the strategies to develop and promote PPPs in the provision of hospital services in Iran. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted in 2015. The study population consisted of experts and professionals of the health sy...

The proper purchasing of services has always been one of the major concerns of health insurance. Inattention to the optimum purchase of services has led to serious problems for health systems. Traditional (passive) purchasing has some weaknesses because of problems such as low efficiency in the health system, no targeted resources, low cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness indicators and poor jus...

BACKGROUND In recent years, the main focus of health sector reforms in Iran is the family physician and referral system plan. Fundamental changes in the goals and strategies, has increased the necessity of the need to reform the organizational structure. This study tries to review and summarize all cases about the organizational structure of Iran and its challenges in primary health care system...

Omid GHASHGHAEI, Saeid Reza NOUROLLAHI-FARD*, Mohammad KHALILI, Hamid SHARIFI Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran Department of Pathobiology, Research Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Heal...

COURSE IN THE AREA OF HEALTH PROMOTION Mahrokh Kheshvari, Niko Yamani, Peyman Abidi, Hossein Shahnazi. Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Research Center in nursing and midwifery school in Isfahan University of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Associate Professor, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Professor of Medicine; Isfahan Uni...

1Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran 2Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran *Corresponding author Khadijeh Nasiriani, BSc, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor Mother and Newborn Health Research Center Shahid Sadoughi University of...