CRC/C/15/Add.124 page 9 43. The Committee recommends that the State party take legislative measures to prohibit all forms of physical and mental violence, including corporal punishment, within the family, the schools and care institutions. The Committee further recommends that the State party, through, for example, public awareness campaigns, promote positive, non-violent forms of discipline as an alternative to corporal punishment, especially in families, the schools and care institutions. 6. Basic health and welfare Right to health and access to health services 44. The Committee notes with appreciation the elaboration of a National Health Policy to the year 2010 with the support of WHO and the World Bank, which includes the enhancement of the health of mothers and children as one of its priorities. However, the Committee is concerned about the health situation of children which continues to be affected by the poor economic situation within the State party. In particular, it notes the limited access to and quality of health services, particularly among children living in conflict zones as well as in the mountainous regions; the increasing cost of basic health care of which the State party covers only 15-20 per cent; the inadequate allocation of funding for health; the high maternal, child and infant mortality rates; the increasing malnutrition rate; and the deteriorating situation of sanitation and safe drinking water supplies. While the Committee notes that the State party is receiving technical assistance for the immunization campaign, it is concerned that vaccines continue to be unavailable and that negative social attitudes towards vaccinations have resulted in a resurgence of preventable diseases such as diphtheria. 45. The Committee recommends that the State party allocate appropriate resources for the implementation of the National Health Policy and, where appropriate, develop additional policies and programmes to improve the health situation of children, especially those living in mountainous regions and conflict zones; facilitate greater access to and quality of primary health services; ensure the availability of vaccines; reduce the incidence of maternal, child and infant mortality; prevent and combat malnutrition, especially in vulnerable and disadvantaged groups of children; and increase access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Additionally, the Committee encourages the State party to continue its cooperation with respect to the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses initiative. Adolescent health 46. The Committee expresses its concern with respect to the limited availability of programmes and services and the lack of adequate disaggregated data in the area of adolescent health, including teenage pregnancy, abortion, HIV/AIDS and STDs, alcohol, drug and substance abuse, including tobacco use, violence and mental health. 47. The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts in promoting adolescent health policies and child-friendly counselling services as well as strengthening reproductive health education, including the promotion of acceptance by men of the use of contraceptives. The Committee suggests that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary study be undertaken to ascertain the scope of adolescent health problems, including the special