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Barriers precluding implementation of article 4 of the general health policy and modals to overcome them
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Abstract: (2908 Views) |
Background: In 2014, the Supreme Leader of Iran issued the general health policies.document (GHPD). Despite the announcement of the GHPD and the emphasis on building strengthening and fortifying the infrastructure needed to produce pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and biotechnical products ,necessary for medical supplies and equipment the nation still faces many challenges in the development of the areas mentioned in this document.
Methods: The current paper aims to clarify the barriers hindering the implementation of the fourth article of the general health policy. This applied and descriptive paper reviews related literature to identify barriers hindering the implementation of the fourth article of the general health policies and then the list was revised and corrected through interviewing a group of knowledgeable experts.
Results: The results of the interviews indicated that the identified barriers can be broadly categorized into several main categories: barriers related to policy makers, barriers related to policy enforcers, weaknesses in supervision and assessing the implementation of general policies, weaknesses in funding and budget, barriers of community awareness, and barriers related to the nature of the issue.
Conclusion: Strides must be taken to overcome the aforementioned barriers,
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| Keywords: General Health Policies, biological product, Vaccine |
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Type of Study: Review Article |
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Received: 2019/03/14 | Accepted: 2019/03/14 | Published: 2019/03/14
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