Using Health in All Policies Approach for the Management of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors: A Developing Country Experience.

Controlling and preventing non-communicable diseases and their risk factors through multisector collaboration and participation of other stakeholders requires structures that provide the necessary basis for sustainable interaction between stakeholders with legal support. The purpose of this study is to express the experience of the Islamic Republic of Iran in advancing the goals of the National Plan on Control and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) through Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach and multisector collaboration. In this qualitative study, all documents related to the control and prevention of non-communicable diseases in the Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Health and Food Security(SCHFS) in the period 2013-2020 were reviewed.

Legal and policy requirements of basic health insurance package to achieve universal health coverage in a developing country.

Objectives: This study has analyzed the policy-making requirements related to basic health insurance package at the national level with a systematic view.

Results: All the documents presented since the enactment of universal health insurance in Iran from 1994 to 2017 were included applying Scott method for assuring meaningfulness, authenticity, credibility and representativeness. Then, content analysis was conducted applying MAXQDA10.

Sustainable financing of health promotion services in selected countries: Best experience for developing countries.

Sustainable health financing is one of the main challenges of policymakers in the health system. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the sustainable financing of health promotion services in 7 selected countries and to analyze the related documents in Iran in 2018. This was a comparative and qualitative study (document analysis).

Comparing selected countries using sin tax policy in sustainable health financing: Implications for developing countries.

Background: Sustainable health financing is one of the main challenges of policy makers and planners. This study aimed at comparing the experiences of countries in using the sin tax policies for sustainable health financing resources.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in two phases.

Cost-effectiveness of Screening Colonoscopy in Iranian High Risk Population.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer among men and the second among women in Iran. First-Degree Relatives (FDRs) of patients with CRC are known to be at higher risk of CRC. The aim of this study was to identify the most cost-effective strategy for CRC screening in Iranian high risk individuals.