the first author is the head of the directorate , which supervises the hta office in the mohme .
the second author is running the national institute of health research , which is responsible for commissioning hta projects on behalf of curative affairs of the mohme .
 
 iran s health system is in the serious need of reconstructing its infrastructures , a significant part of which is 
 health technologies . 
 an untapped market of 80 million people will be open to technologies of the world through 
 iran 's entry to post - sanctions era . 
 health technology assessment projects date back to nearly eight years ago in 
 iran . 
 however , given the current circumstances , its application for selecting technologies is needed more than ever . 
 
Conflict of Interest