/HWWHUWRWKH(GLWRU Dear Editor,

INI) research group’s article about the impact of this study on the health research and healthcare systems in Iran, which was published in January 2013 contains valuable information on the history and vast range of researches carried out through this im-portant project. This article introduces achievements by GEMINI, which led to the publication of 60 articles (since 2002); numerous lectures; research method development (designing valid question-naires); creating a research infrastructure (starting the Golestan Cohort, the formation of national and international research net-works, setting up new laboratories, and data collection systems); launching service delivery units (Aras and Atrak clinics) where the majority of the project’s clinical actions were carried out; capac-ity building of human resources (participation in PhD, fellowship, and Master of Public Health programs and holding continuous medical education courses for service delivery personnel in the region under study); and launching the cancer registry.1 Accord-ing to the editorial of the July 2012 issue of this journal: “There is no valid way to measure what fraction of our research results is translated into improved healthcare services”.2 It should be pointed out that in the narrative study (which was conducted with the support of Iran’s Academy of Medical Sci-ences), 13 methods have been introduced for assessing the impact of health research.3 The systematic review conducted in Knowl-edge Utilization Research Center (KURC) on the economic pay-EDFN RI UHVHDUFK LGHQWL¿HG IRXUPDLQPHWKRGV IRU WKLV NLQG RI assessment.47KHSD\EDFNIUDPHZRUNKDVEHHQLGHQWL¿HGDVWKH most common method used in evaluating the impact of health re-search.5–8 This method has been used in various countries such a