Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education of Iran, Saeid Karimi, has announced that the country is to provide free treatment to patients under seven years of age in all public hospitals.

According to The Iran Project,This initiative, approved by the Iranian Cabinet, will soon be communicated to all universities of medical sciences, public hospitals, and medical centers, Karimi said on Sunday.

Additionally, medical treatment for 33 million Iranians residing in towns with fewer than 20,000 residents, villages, and nomadic tribes has been made free of charge.