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Health Technology Assessment: A Necessity in Post-Sanctions Iran While Implementing the Health Transformation Plan



Olyaeemanesh A1 ; Majdzadeh R2
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  1. 1. National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. School of Public Health and Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Head of Iran's National Institute of Health Research, Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Published:2016

Abstract

Iran's health system is in the serious need of reconstructing its infrastructures, a significant part of which is health technologies. An untapped market of 80 million people will be open to technologies of the world through Iran's entry to post-sanctions era. Health Technology Assessment projects date back to nearly eight years ago in Iran. However, given the current circumstances, its application for selecting technologies is needed more than ever.
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