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CRC-55(d) Strengthen its efforts to ensure that children with disabilities have access to health care, including early detection and intervention programmes; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-57(a) With reference to General Comment No. 4 (2003) on adolescent health, the Committee recommends that the State party:57 (a) Adopt a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents and ensure that sexual and reproductive health education is part of the mandatory school curriculum and targeted at adolescent girls and boys, with special attention on preventing early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-57(c) Develop and implement a policy to protect the rights of pregnant teenagers, adolescent mothers and their children and combat discrimination against them; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-61(a) )The Committee further recommends that the State party: 61 (a) Adopt a comprehensive early childhood care and education policy; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-59(1) The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to address the incidence of drug use by children and adolescents by, inter alia, providing children and adolescents with accurate and objective information as well as life skills education on preventing substance abuse — including tobacco and alcohol, and develop accessible and youth-friendly drug dependence treatment and harm reduction services. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-59(2) Special attention should be paid to neonatal units, reproductive health service units, and family protection units as part of specialised rehabilitation services for victims of substance abuse. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-46(c) Strengthen awareness-raising campaigns and programmes on the harmful effects of early marriage on the physical and mental health and well-being of girls, targeting households, local authorities, religious leaders, judges and prosecutors. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
UPR - 141.103 Continue with its plans to provide health care, especially for the elimination of polio, and reduce the death rate Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.104 Strengthen the existing health-care system to enhance access to health services by all with special emphasis on preventing life-threatening illnesses and incidents. Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 143.68 Strengthen health-care facilities and enhance access to reproductive health services, especially for adolescents and youth, unmarried women and marginalized and excluded populations such as persons with disabilities Universal Periodic Review
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