Narrative Review of Studies on Charity in Health Care, Iran

Charity donors’ participation in health and medical care fileds can help to enhance the public health resources. The purpose of this study was to assess the charity-related evidence in health care system in Iran and to present a perspective in this area. This was a narrative review. We searched four Iranian scientific databases using the following key words: donor OR charity، NGOs، health care. Twenty reports were retrieved in the area. Most of the reports were published in the scientific journals (65%). Most of the reports have focused on the government (35%). Most of the studies were derived from studies on the health care system (75%) versus the hospital (25%). The amount o f the studies shows that there were little scientific focus on the issue and the trend of the scientific works in the issue are gradually increasing. We recommend planning joint projects between the policy makers، health charity organizations، and the researchers to widen the scientific perspectives on charity issues.