8 results for "Mahboubeh Khaton Ghanbari"

Ensuring adequate health financing to prevent and control the COVID-19 in Iran

Masoud Behzadifar; Mahboubeh Khaton Ghanbari; Ahad Bakhtiari et al.

International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 19 No. 1 · 2020 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract On February 19th 2020, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) has announced the first 2 cases of SARS-CoV-2, a novel emerging coronavirus which causes an infection termed as COVID-19, in Qom city. As such, the Iranian government, through the establishment of the…

A SWOT analysis of the development of health technology assessment in Iran

Masoud Behzadifar; Mahboubeh Khaton Ghanbari; Samad Azari et al.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 18 No. 3 · 2023 · English · PLOS Scopus

Background: Health systems need to prioritize their services, ensuring efficiency and equitable health provision allocation and access. Alongside, health technology assessment (HTA) seeks to systematically evaluate various aspects of health technologies to be used by policy- and decision-makers. In…

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One health approach to tackle brucellosis: a systematic review

Mahboubeh Khaton Ghanbari; Hasan Abolghasem Gorji; Masoud Behzadifar et al.

Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol. 48 No. 1 · 2020 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Background Brucellosis is the most significant and common bacterial zoonosis and is recognized as a re-emerging and neglected disease. Tackling zoonosis is very important for the health and the economy. One Health is an approach characterized by the integration of human and animal health…

Recommendations to improve insurance coverage for physiotherapy services in Iran: a multi criteria decision-making approach

Saeed Shahabi; Dimitrios Skempes; Masoud Behzadifar et al.

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, Vol. 19 No. 1 · 2021 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Background High toll of traffic-related injuries, climate change, natural disasters, population aging, as well as chronic diseases have all made considerable demands on receiving physiotherapy services in Iran. Nevertheless, there is an assortment of complications facing utilization of…

The effect of COVID-19 on public hospital revenues in Iran: An interrupted time-series analysis

Masoud Behzadifar; Afshin Aalipour; Mohammad Kehsvari et al.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 17 No. 3 · 2022 · English · PLOS Scopus

Background: The “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major challenge for all healthcare systems worldwide, and besides generating a high toll of deaths, it has caused economic losses. Hospitals have played a key role in providing services to patients and the volume of…

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