From:  Kayhan Havai # 1026
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o Dr. Namaki,  deputy minister of health stated that infant
  mortality (under one year old) in Iran went down from 120 
  per  thousand before the revolution to 33 per thousand at
  the end of 1371 (last month).
    
o Dr Namaki also stated that before the revolution only
  254f children received vaccinations to protect them
  from various deseases but this figure reached 93at
  the end of 1371.
    
o Dr. Malekzadeh, the minister of health mentioned that
  the population growth rate in Iran at the end of 1371
  went below 2.7
   
o During the visit of Mahathir Mohammad, the prime minister
  of Malaysia, to Iran, agreements for cooperation in the
  areas of industry, trade, education and tourism were
  signed. According to one agreement, Iran will be in
  charge of building Malaysia's natural gas network.
                          
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 - Farzin Mokhtarian
                       
