CRC/C/MMR/CO/3-4 F. Disability, basic health and welfare (arts. 6, 18 (para. 3), 23, 24, 26, 27 (paras. 1-3) of the Convention) Children with disabilities 61. The Committee notes with appreciation that the State party ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; conducted the National Disability Survey in 2010; completed the National Plan of Action for Persons with Disabilities 2010–2012; and is drafting a law to protect the rights of persons with disability. However, the Committee is concerned about remaining widespread stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities, the lack of dissemination of the findings of the National Disability Survey; and the lack of adequate resources for the implementation of the National Plan of Action for Persons with Disabilities. The Committee is also concerned that efforts made by the State party to facilitate the inclusion of children with disabilities into the educational system and society at large are insufficient, especially in rural and remote areas, and that only children with mild impairment in sight, hearing and speaking, particularly those living in cities, are included in inclusive education programmes. 62. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the general comment No. 9 (2006) on the rights of children with disabilities, continue to strengthen measures to protect and promote the rights of children with disabilities. The Committee recommends in particular that the State party: (a) Widely disseminate the findings of the survey and the National Plan of Action for Persons with disabilities to raise public awareness, and include children with disability in these awareness-raising and social change interventions to address widespread stigma and discrimination; (b) Undertake greater efforts to make available financial resources for the implementation of the National Plan of Action for Persons with Disabilities 2010– 2012, especially at the local level; (c) Pursue efforts to ensure that all children with disabilities exercise their right to education and allocate sufficient resources in order to integrate them, as much as possible, into a system of inclusive education in regular schools; and (d) Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Health and health services 63. The Committee notes that the State party has developed the National Child Health Strategic Plan 2010–2014 and the National Reproductive Health Strategic Plan 2009–2013 and that the maternal mortality rate has declined. However, the Committee remains deeply concerned about the low percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) spent on health and the lack of human and financial resources for and accessibility to health services, particularly in remote areas. The Committee is further concerned about the high prevalence of preventable common illnesses, such as acute respiratory infections, pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria; the high under-5 mortality and infant mortality rates; the high number of children chronically malnourished; and the high prevalence of underweight and stunted children under 5 years. The Committee is further concerned that only 15 per cent of infants are exclusively breastfed. 64. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Increase the allocation of financial and human resources to the health sector, and in particular: 13