Private Sector Participation during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Iran: Lessons from a Practical Experience

ABSTRACT

Companies recently have increased the focus on performing social responsibilities. Charitable aids are one dimension of corporate social responsibility. In this regard, following the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, private sectors (PSs) offer some assistance in wider and coherent cooperation. Therefore, PSs’ association created a campaign, where donations were allocated based on the need priorities. The campaign revived the missing link between the public and the private sectors and the NGOs (non-Governmental Organisations), and forward to achieving the goals of sustainable development.

KEYWORDS:

• Corporate social responsibility
• private sector
• sustainable development
• COVID-19
• Iran

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Funding

This research resulted from independent research without financial support.

Notes on contributors

Faezeh Akbari

Faeze Akbari was born in 1994 in Isfahan, Iran. She is a graduate student in Health Services Management (bachelor degree in 2017) from Isfahan university of medical science and top student in both(second rank). Currently she is research assistancein Health Economics Policy Research Center. Her MSc dissertation was about Customization of The World Bank Public Private Partnership Screening Tool (PST). She is also working on some research topic including: public private partnership in health system, feasibility study in health project, elderly care, human resource management, and so on.

Asal Sadat Niaraees Zavare

Asal Niaraees was born in 1995 in Isfahan, Iran. She was graduated in Health Services Management (MSc degree in 2020 and bachular degree in 2017) from Isfahan university of medical science and top student in both. Currentely she is employee of quality improvement department and member of research council in Issa-ben-Maryam hospital. Her MSc dissertation was about feasibility of hospital based palliative care in a referral hospital. She is also working on some reserch topic including: palliative care, elderly care, human resource management, and so on.

Fatemeh Rezaei

Fatemeh Rezaei working as an assistant professor in the department of health in emergencies and disasters at Isfahan University of medical science. I have designed and developed a community-based preparedness plan focusing on biological hazards in 2017 for my doctoral thesis. Besides, I have developed an Integrated Clinical Risk Management Model (ICRM) for Healthcare System in 2014 for getting my MSc degree. I have trained some courses for hospital management and organizational behavior course since 2015.