CRC/C/THA/CO/3-4 all maternity institutions into baby friendly hospitals which support breastfeeding, and ensure that health-care professionals involved in maternity work are trained on breastfeeding. Adolescent health 62. The Committee welcomes the decrease in the number of people who die of HIV/AIDS due to the use of antiretroviral drugs, although the coverage does not extend sufficiently to non-Thai populations such as migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers who have particular vulnerabilities. The Committee is particularly concerned that a high number of women are unaware of all the major methods of preventing HIV/AIDS transmission and there is continued stigmatization and discrimination against those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans. Furthermore, the Committee is seriously concerned that teenage pregnancy is a growing problem which also leads to increasing numbers of illegal abortions. 63. The Committee recommends that the State party (a) Take all necessary measures to educate children, adolescents and their families from different communities about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases; (b) Extend essential health and social services to the most marginalized children and families and combat vigorously any forms of stigmatization and discrimination; (c) Intensify its efforts to raise awareness of the negative consequences of early pregnancy and abortions. (d) Strengthen its adolescent reproductive health programmes, including life skills education; (e) Ensure comprehensive health services, confidential counselling and support for pregnant girls and accelerate the adoption of the Draft Reproductive Health Act. Drug and substance abuse 64. The Committee welcomes the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act of 2008 which prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons below 20 years of age. However, it notes with serious concern that, despite the measures taken, the number of children abusing alcohol and drugs remains considerable. 65. The Committee urges the State party to take all appropriate measures, including awareness-raising campaigns targeted especially on adolescents and on the negative impacts of tobacco, alcohol and drugs. This should include peer education and life skills training on preventative interventions. It also recommends that the State party continue to provide treatment and rehabilitation programmes for children and adolescents with addiction to drugs and alcohol. Standard of living 66. The Committee is concerned that reportedly 10 per cent of families in urban areas live in slums and that income inequality is increasing and that a large proportion of families have problems accessing basic services such as nutrition, clothing, housing, water and sanitation. It also reiterates its previous concern that the wide disparities in income levels across regions, especially in the North and North East and the Southern regions remain a problem. 13