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Background: Partnership between public and private section is the cooperation between institutions in these sectors which perform to attain common goals and eliminate the limitations. This study aimed at investigating the important criteria for attraction of private section in health sector.

Material and Methods: Based on studies and sample surveys, governments have essential role for codification of health policies and special programs in any country. In recent years, the costs of delivered health services increased exponentially and governments are looking for alternative mechanisms for cost reduction; meanwhile, the increased capacity in social programs is accompanied with considerable investments in infrastructures. This article investigated the utilization of different models by previous literature assessment in public- private partnership field and determined key and substantial criteria for these projects' success /failure. Although, the experience of their implementation is still very limited in our country and there is no accurate assessment based on case studies.

Results: Based on study results, some criteria like possibility of returning part of participation costs in tendering for tender, goals and responsibility's clarity, fair and correct mutual risk attocation , lower public costs through less incumbency, private section motivation, clear mechanism monitoring ,conflict resolution and supporting policies from private investment have essential role for successful public- private partnership which special attention should  be drawn.

Conclusion: Governments can have a suitable partnership with private sector in order to prevent increasing costs in rebuilding, maintenance and operation of public facilities like hospitals, considering budget limitations in public sector, providing innovation through opportunism in private section and more efficient risk management.

Background: Public-private partnership (PPP) in constructing and operating hospitals is a good strategy to provide high quality services to people at lower cost for the government.  However, PPP is facing several challenges. The objective of this research was to identify and explore the PPP challenges in building Moheb Yas hospital in Tehran, Iran.
Materials and Methods: A qualitative approach was used for this case study in 2018. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 key stakeholders, managers and employees who were involved in PPP initiative implementation using purposive and snowball sampling methods. Thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis.  
Results: Moheb Yas hospital was built in the yard of a public hospital (Co-location PPP) by the private entity. Then, the public hospital was moved into the private hospital. The new hospital was transferred to the government after one year owing to some challenges. These challenges include an inappropriate PPP model, low government capacity and competency in PPP, low trust in private partner, difficulty in funding the project, demolishing the old building, applying for hospital licences, merging two public and private hospitals, and difficulties in equipping the new hospital with human and physical resources.
Conclusion: The PPP was not successful in this case. Although PPP initiatives have benefits for the health system, but, it comes with numerous challenges especially in developing countries owing to disparate goals, incentives, and management practices of public and private sectors. The research findings provide useful insights for policy makers and senior managers in health systems in similar countries about the main barriers of PPP initiatives in the health sectors.