Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 38 Supple 1 2009 03 15 1 3 B Larijani Head, Health Policy Council, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran and Endocrinology and Me A Delavari Deputy of Coordination, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran B Damari Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran A Vosoogh Moghadam Health Policy and Reform Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran R Majdzadeh School of Public Health and Center for Academic and Health Policy (CAHP), Tehran University of Medic 2015 10 03 In Iran, the policy making process still has room for improvement. These include the opportunities for better co-ordina­tion of policies on medical education, health research and service provision; improvement of decision making mecha­nisms; a more evidence-based policy making process, and more involvement of stakeholders; reducing fragmentation of policy making foci; and establishing a qualified institution for system analyses and progress monitoring. The Health Pol­icy Council of Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has to act as a consultant, and help develop evi­dence-based policy making and use of expert opinions. Every attempt has been made to define specific procedures for this matter. To achieve these, a project was designed to review the policy-making mechanisms within MOHME. The project resulted in a) a policy paper on how to make policies in MOHME; b) a particular framework (guideline) on how to de­velop a policy note (policy document); and c) a protocol on how to manage the Health Policy Council . As a result, some of the important national health policies and programs are reviewed in this council. In addition, evidence-based policies are defined with a consensus on stakeholders. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2836