Insights into Health Program Implementation and Evaluation in Iran: A Brief Review of National Healthcare Programs in Iran

Reyhaneh  Ehsani; Maedeh  Sharafoddin; Alireza  Olyaeemanesh; Alireza  Delavari; Abbas  Vosoogh-Moghaddam; Yousef  Alimohamadi; Sheida  Ghorbani

doi:10.18502/ijph.v53i11.16961

Reyhaneh Ehsani Public Health Services Modernization Secretariat, Deputy of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Maedeh Sharafoddin Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Olyaeemanesh National Institute of Health Research & Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Delavari Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abbas Vosoogh-Moghaddam Public Health Services Modernization Secretariat, Deputy of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Yousef Alimohamadi Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sheida Ghorbani Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v53i11.16961

Keywords: Healthcare system; Public health; Surveillance; Monitoring committee

Abstract

Background: Healthcare program monitoring can play a key role in evaluating their implementation and identifying their strengths and weaknesses.

Methods: This study was performed with the exploratory sequential mixed methods design in 2023 at Tehran, Iran. The information was categorized into indicators, refining, analysis, interpretation, reporting, and proposed challenges and recommendations.

Results: Medical Sciences Department of Public Health (TUMSDoPH) evaluation of its public health programs revealed a comprehensive approach covering a wide spectrum from disease management to health promotion, emphasizing electronic health records, targeted disease interventions, and strategies for non-communicable diseases, alongside efforts to enhance community health.

Conclusion: There is a need for initiating “the monitoring committee” under the supervision of the deputy chancellor for public health to monitor key performance indicators and policies to discover the problems of each part of the health system and provide recommendations.