Department of Health Policy and Management, Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Front Public Health. 2022 Oct 20;10:985079. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.985079. eCollection 2022.
Delivering essential health services through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) could facilitate moving toward universal health coverage (UHC), especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study investigates the viewpoints of Iranian health system experts and executive stakeholders on the role of NGOs in moving toward UHC.
We conducted 33 semi-structured interviews with health policymakers, NGO representatives at the national and provincial level, and other key informants and analyzed using content analyses methods, using MAXQDA 12. The inductive-deductive approach was used for qualitative data analyses.
Based on the thematic analysis of interviews and document reviews, nine main themes and one hundred and five sub-themes were identified. Each theme was categorized based on NGO-, society-, and government-related factors.
Recognizing the critical role of NGOs and their contribution in moving toward UHC is essential, particularly in the local context. Collaboration between NGO stakeholders and the government could facilitate moving toward UHC.
通过非政府组织（NGO）提供基本的卫生服务，可以促进全民健康覆盖（UHC）的实现，尤其是在中低收入国家。本研究调查了伊朗卫生系统专家和利益攸关方对 NGO 在实现 UHC 方面的作用的观点。
我们对卫生政策制定者、国家和省级 NGO 代表以及其他利益攸关方进行了 33 次半结构化访谈，并使用 MAXQDA 12 进行了内容分析。采用归纳演绎方法对定性数据进行分析。
基于访谈和文件审查的主题分析，确定了九个主要主题和一百零五个子主题。每个主题都根据 NGO、社会和政府相关因素进行了分类。
认识到 NGO 的关键作用及其在实现 UHC 方面的贡献至关重要，特别是在当地背景下。 NGO 利益攸关方与政府之间的合作可以促进 UHC 的实现。
