Justice in the Field of Health with an Emphasis on the Statements of the Supreme Leader
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021),
14 Esfand 2021
,
Page 150-163
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v7i1.31116
Abstract
Background and Objective: Justice is one of the most interesting concepts in human history, and many residents have died and sacrificed their lives in the path to achieving this goal. Justice has many branches and one of the most important and pervasive ones is social justice. Social justice also has many indicators; health status of the people is one of the significant criteria for measuring it, in which various and different attitudes and theories have been proposed. The purpose of this article is to discuss justice in the health sector, with an emphasis on the thoughts of the Supreme Leader.
Methods: This study is a systematic review and search conducted using a descriptive method and by reviewing articles from scientific databases such as Scopus, World Health Organization (WHO) database, and Noormags. Also, the official websites of the Islamic Republic and the Office for the Preservation and Publication of Ayatollah Khamenei's Works were used to review strategic documents, constitutional and civil laws, communication policies and speeches of the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran during his 41 years of leadership, and his views on the issue of justice, social justice and the main indicators of justice in the field of health were analyzed and explained. The authors reported no conflict of interests.
Results: According to the research findings, justice in the field of health and attention to public health, has played an important role in high-level documents, laws and budgeting in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and this issue has always been emphasized by the Supreme Leader.
Conclusion: Some of the theoretical and practical principles and indicators of the Supreme Leader in the area of health includes attention to high-level and strategic documents including the 20-year Vision Document and the general health policies. Another indicator is the emphasis on the Islamic approach and spirituality, which was evident in controlling the Corona pandemic. Another important indicator in the field of health is rationality because justice is one of the categories that, requires the development of indicators and the development of an operational plan besides the theoretical arrangements. A basic and preventive approach, attesting to the facts and promotion of health staff are other indicators.
Please cite this article as: Mirhadi-Tafreshi SMR, Yousefi B. Justice in the Field of Health with an Emphasis on the Statements of the Supreme Leader. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2021;7(1):150-163. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v7i1.31116
- Health; Justice; Social Justice; Supreme Leader
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