oc co ▁approved ▁two ▁re forms ▁to ▁expand ▁health ▁ins urance ▁coverage . ▁The ▁first ▁reform ▁was ▁a ▁mand atory ▁health ▁ins urance ▁plan ▁for ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁employees ▁to ▁expand ▁coverage ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁percent . ▁The ▁second ▁reform ▁created ▁a ▁fund ▁to ▁cover ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁poor . ▁Both ▁re forms ▁improved ▁access ▁to ▁high - quality ▁care . ▁Inf ant ▁mort ality ▁has ▁improved ▁significantly ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 4 4 ▁death s ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 4 2 ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s , ▁and ▁now ▁it ▁is ▁ 2 0 ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s . ▁The ▁country ' s ▁under - five ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁dropped ▁by ▁ 6 0 % ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁World ▁Bank , ▁the ▁present ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁is ▁still ▁very ▁high , ▁over ▁seven ▁times ▁higher ▁than ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁country ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Mor oc co ▁adopted ▁a ▁national ▁plan ▁to ▁increase ▁progress ▁on ▁mat ernal ▁and ▁child ▁health . ▁The ▁Mor oc can ▁Plan ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health , ▁Dr . ▁El ▁H ous sa ine ▁Lou ardi , ▁and