Shirin Djalalinia

TL;DR: Iran is now a country with a population exceeding 80 million, mainly inhabiting urban regions, and has an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, malignancies, mental disorders, substance abuse, and road injuries.

TL;DR: The main problems of the Iranian scientific papers are explained and proposed suggestions, which will have implications for better policy making, are proposed.

TL;DR: Despite the ascending trends in health research outputs, more efforts required for the promotion of collaborative outputs that cause synergy of resources and the use of practical results.

TL;DR: Focusing on the needs assessment led to systematic implementation of needs assessment of health project in all of the medical sciences universities in Iran and health research priority setting was followed through specific process from empowerment to implementation.

TL;DR: Participatory approach in research centers management, benefiting from all available capacities of research stakeholders, could be considered as a practical strategy for better management of limitations and achieving targeted goals.