en Health Health Debate Article Debate Article <div><strong>Summary:</strong><br> Given the key role of adequate, skilled, well-trained, and motivated Human Resources for Health (HRH) in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), this manuscript investigates the current situation of Iran HRH after the implementation of the recent Health Transformation Plan (HTP) in accordance with UHC analytical framework and by using four domains of availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality. We conclude that, Conflicts of interest and multiple interventions from different sectors have controversial and sometimes negative effects on the health workforce. In order to achieve the objectives of UHC from the perspective of human resources, Iran needs unified governance and comprehensive planning in this criterion. Also the effects of health system interventions on health workforce before implementation should be assessing.</div> Universal health coverage, Human resources for health, Health transition plan, Health workforce 578 582 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3115-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Elham Ehsani-Chimeh ehsanielham@yahoo.com 200319475328460040978 200319475328460040978 Yes National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Haniye Sadat Sajadi hsajjadi@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460040979 200319475328460040979 No National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Reza Majdzadeh reza.majdzadeh@gmail.com 200319475328460040980 200319475328460040980 No Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Community-Based Participatory-Research Center, and School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran