Health

According to the World Bank, the under-five mortality rate in Iran was 15.5 per cent in 2015. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made a strong commitment to reduce mortality rates through improved public health. In 1979 Iran introduced the Primary Health Care Network (PHCN) in order to provide free access to basic health care services at the district and village level.

Between 2011 and 2015, Thailand under-five mortality rate decreased by 12 per cent. This progress has been realised in part through the Universal Health Coverage Scheme (UCS), which was introduced by the Royal Thai Government in 2001 to close gaps in coverage and ensure that all Thais have access to effective health care. The UCS is managed by the National Health Security Office and implemented by the Ministry of Public Health through a network of 953 hospitals and 9,765 health centres, reaching all sub-districts in the country.