TY - JOUR
T1 - Unleashing the potential
T2 - the imperative of political support for health technology assessment in Iran
AU - Aryankhesal, Aidin
AU - Behzadifar, Meysam
AU - Bakhtiari, Ahad
AU - Azari, Samad
AU - Behzadifar, Masoud
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/10/8
Y1 - 2024/10/8
N2 - Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is essential for evidence-based healthcare decision-making, yet its integration into Iran’s healthcare system faces political and logistical challenges. Despite HTA’s potential to improve resource allocation, limited awareness, data gaps, and competing priorities hinder its implementation. This commentary emphasizes the need for political support, advocating capacity-building, collaboration, and alignment with long-term health policies. Leveraging international partnerships and monitoring outcomes can enhance HTA’s role in improving healthcare in Iran and contributing to global health advancements.
AB - Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is essential for evidence-based healthcare decision-making, yet its integration into Iran’s healthcare system faces political and logistical challenges. Despite HTA’s potential to improve resource allocation, limited awareness, data gaps, and competing priorities hinder its implementation. This commentary emphasizes the need for political support, advocating capacity-building, collaboration, and alignment with long-term health policies. Leveraging international partnerships and monitoring outcomes can enhance HTA’s role in improving healthcare in Iran and contributing to global health advancements.
KW - Evidence-based decision-making
KW - Health policy
KW - Health technology assessment
KW - Healthcare system
KW - Iran
KW - Political support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85206149053&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s13561-024-00563-x
DO - 10.1186/s13561-024-00563-x
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85206149053
VL - 14
JO - Health Economics Review
JF - Health Economics Review
SN - 2191-1991
M1 - 84
ER -
