It is designed to cover more than 80% of the people in the referral system in the next two years.
Mohamed Jaafar Campana, the vice president, during the meeting to review the progress of the family doctors program and referral system in Hormuzgan district:.
The goal is for every Iranian to have a general practitioner who takes responsibility for their health care and prepares a health file for them.
In the past, infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malt fever were more common, but today non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and various types of cancer are more common. Currently, cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in Iran.
Almost all European and developed countries have a referral system and this issue is not our initiative; We are a little behind in the implementation of this plan.
Insurers must specify which services should be provided to each group of patients and not just make the number of referrals and visits a criterion for payment.
The implementation of the family doctor program is one of the examples of justice in the health system. In this model, the people are the first beneficiaries, and along with that, the social capital of the Islamic Republic system is also strengthened; Because people feel that the government provides health services equally to all families.
I hope that in the next year or two more than 80 to 90 percent of the people will be covered by the referral system, and with the general acceptance of this scheme, the people themselves will want to join it.
The family doctor program and the system of referrals are implemented in accordance with the government's goal to achieve justice and equal enjoyment of the services of all people.