Problem #1:
Infant mortality rates are 41.11 deaths/1,000 live births. Why? Socioeconomic status in Iran has been suggested to correlate with infant mortality rates. This could be because of the lack of healthcare for the lower income families and the cost of pregnancy complications. Solution: Too many mothers are having babies without proper care and without the resources to take care of their babies in poverty. The wealthy receive all of the best, and leave nothing for the poor. Decreasing this mortality rate would take a large reformation of their healthcare system into something closely modeled after the United States. This might not be very cost effective in the beginning, but improvements in infant health could be seen early on. |
Problem #2:
Women in Iran are looked down upon by men and do not share the same rights that men have. Attempts have been made to pass various laws that oppress women, and some of these have been successful in making divorce extremely difficult for women to demand or legalizing prostitution or polygamy. Why? Culturally, their patriarchal religious beliefs have spread to society and government, and women have certain roles and obligations that are expected of them. Solution: Many of the women feel like there is nothing that they can do about it because the men are in control. The women need to raise their voices and be heard and be taken into consideration. This could be something that the UN could interfere with, but ultimately it comes down to the women in Iran themselves. If they don’t want change, nothing will change. Education about the dangers of prostitution, women’s rights, and equality could be good movements that can have a chance at making improvements. |