E/C.12/IDN/CO/1 Right to food 31. The Committee is concerned about the significant increase in the price of staple food which has become less and less affordable for the State party’s disadvantaged individuals and groups and which aggravates malnutrition in the State party (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a human rights-based approach to its food policy, including by: (a) Addressing critical issues to all aspects of the food system, including the production, processing, distribution and consumption of safe food, as well as parallel measures in the fields of health and education, especially in disadvantaged areas; and (b) Ensuring that activities of the private business sector are in conformity with the right to food. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 12 (1999) on the right to adequate food. Health care system 32. The Committee is concerned that the State party’s health care system is not able to meet the demand for health services following the introduction of the Universal Health Insurance. The Committee is also concerned at the disparity in the availability and quality of health care services across provinces and regions in the State party, and is particularly concerned that, in some areas, the lack of HIV preventive and treatment services leads to the spread of HIV (art. 12). The Committee calls on the State party to expand the capacity of the health care system and improve its quality especially in underserved regions, so as to ensure that the introduction of the Universal Health Insurance leads to the effective realization of the right to health. The Committee also urges the State party to ensure that HIV prevention and treatment are included in the minimum package provided by the primary health care system. Maternal mortality 33. The Committee expresses concern at the increase in the maternal mortality rate in the State party due, among others, to insufficient sexual and reproductive health services as well as legal and cultural barriers to their access (art. 12). The Committee calls on the State party to address disparities in the availability and quality of maternal health care services, including by putting into place pre-service training, in-service training, supervision and accreditation of facilities. The Committee also calls on the State party to ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services to unmarried women and teenagers as well as to married women without the consent of spouses. Mental health 34. The Committee is concerned that mental health services are available only in a few medical institutions in large cities of the State party (art. 12). The Committee calls on the State party to adopt a national mental health policy aimed at making mental health services available and accessible including by (a) adopting 11

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