| وزارت بهداشت، درمان و آموزش پزشکی Vezârat-e Behdâšt, Darmân o Âmuzeš-e Pezeški | |
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| Formed | 1904 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | Shahrak-e Gharb,Tehran35°45′14.56″N51°21′24.10″E / 35.7540444°N 51.3566944°E /35.7540444; 51.3566944 |
| Employees | 427,385 (2019)[1] |
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| Website | Official website |
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TheMinistry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has executive responsibility for health and medical education within theIranian government. The MOHME comprises five departments headed by deputy ministers:Health,Research & Technology,Education, Logistics,Food &Drugs.
Iran's health system is highly centralized, and almost all decisions regarding general goals, policies and allocation of resources are made at the central level by MOHME. The Ministry has the legal authority to oversee, license and regulate the activities of the private health sector.[2]
An elaborate system of health network providesPrimary Health Care (PHC) to the vast majority of the Iranian public. MOHME owns and runs Iran's largest health care delivery network of health establishments and medical schools. MOHME is in charge of provision of healthcare services through its network,medical insurance,medical education, supervision and regulation of thehealthcare system in the country, policymaking, production and distribution of pharmaceuticals, and research and development.
The Third Socio-economic Development Plan in 1999 authorized MOHME to adopt move towards public–private partnership in health care delivery.[3] According to the 2003 Statistical Centre of Iran census, Iran has 730 medical establishments (hospitals, clinics,...) with 110,797beds in all, of which 488 (77,300 beds) are run by the MOHME, 120 (11,301 beds) are privately owned, and the rest belong to other organisations, such as theSocial Security Organization of Iran (SSO).[4] According to the World Health Organization, private hospitals also do not prefer to contract with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, because of low tariffs, extra paperwork and delays in payment.[2]
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has adopted a full generic-basedNational Drug Policy (NDP), with local production ofessential drugs andvaccines as one of the main goals.[5] MOHME has a mission to provide access to sufficient quantities of safe, effective and high quality medicines that are affordable for the entire population.
MOHME is the main stakeholder in pharmaceutical affairs in the country. However, the Social Security Investment Co. (SSIC), Iran's largest holding company, which owns and controls 22 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies with a 40% share of total pharmaceutical production in Iran, is affiliated with the Ministry of Welfare.[6]
In 2006, 55pharmaceutical companies in Iran produced more than 96 percent (quantitatively) of medicines on the market, worth $1.2 billion annually[7] in a total market worth $1.87 billion (2008) and $3.65bn by 2013 (projected).[8][9] Although over 85 percent of the population use an insurance system to reimburse their drug expenses, the government heavily subsidises pharmaceutical production/importation.
The MOHME Department of Medical Equipment supervises imports of medical equipment, its import and distribution is mostly handled by theprivate sector.
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