Table 5.

Analysis of the strategic health policy documents and laws: a selection

Title	Section/Article /Paragraph/Note	Ethical Theories/Justice Schools
CIRI	Chapter 3 - Nation’s Rights, Article 29 - To enjoy social security and benefits for retirement, unemployment, old age, workers’ compensation, lack of guardianship, destitution, accidents, emergencies, and health and medical treatments through insurance, etc. is a universal right. In accordance with the law, the government is obligated to use the proceeds from the national income and public contributions to provide the abovementioned services and financial support for each and every one of the citizens.	Fundamental welfare benefits/entitlements
The Organizations and Duties of the MOHME Act	6 - Planning for the equitable distribution of manpower and other facilities (medical education and health facilities) throughout the country with emphasis on fulfilling the priorities of health programs and meeting the needs of underserved areas.	The planning and decision-making initiatives by health authorities; Fundamental welfare benefits/entitlements
20-YVDIRI	Social, political, defense and security affairs: 12 - Efforts should be made to achieve social justice, provide equal opportunities, and promote indices such as education, health, food supply, increased per capita income, and fight against corruption.	Fundamental welfare benefits/entitlements; Fundamental freedoms; Community values
MPH	9 - Quantitative and qualitative development of health insurances aiming at: 9-1- providing universal basic health insurance. 9-2- Covering all basic treatment needs for all members of the community and reducing out-of-pocket payments so that patients will have no concern other than the suffering due to their disease. 9-3- Provision of services beyond basic insurance by supplementary insurance companies within the framework of transparent legal instructions to always maintain a desirable quality of basic medical services. 9-4- Determining a package of comprehensive health services covered by both the basic and supplementary insurances under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, overseeing the purchase of these packages by the insurance system, and supervising the correct distribution of the packages by eliminating unnecessary measures and costs in the process of testing, diagnosis and treatment. 9-5- Strengthening the competitive market for health insurance services. 9-6- Developing evidence-based and value-added tariffs for healthcare services with the same real technical right for governmental and non-governmental sectors.	Fundamental welfare benefits/entitlements; The planning and decision-making initiatives by health authorities; Personal choice