A/HRC/21/47/Add.2 Health 109. The Special Rapporteur acknowledges the generally high level of access to free State health-care services enjoyed by indigenous peoples. At the same time, in order to ensure proper access to these services, it is necessary to extend the opening hours of these services and to increase the number of health-care professionals attending to patients and the supply of medicines in health centres, especially in rural areas. 110. The Government should make concerted efforts to address the structural factors contributing to the health problems suffered by indigenous peoples in the country, including poverty and a lack of access to their traditional lands and natural resources. Measures also need to be taken to combat discrimination against indigenous peoples in health centres and to ensure that those people who use their own language can communicate with and understand medical staff. Social development 111. The federal and provincial governments should make greater efforts to respond to indigenous peoples’ demands for access to basic services in rural areas, especially water supply services. The Government should adopt a long-term vision for the social development of these areas, taking into account the importance of traditional lands to the lives and cultures of indigenous peoples. 112. The development proposals put forward by indigenous peoples themselves to promote the proper management of their natural resources and economic selfsufficiency for their communities should be supported. 113. The Government should pay particular attention to the situation of the Nivaclé and other peoples living in the border areas of Argentina, with a view to guaranteeing their citizenship in accordance with the relevant laws and international standards and providing them with the necessary health and social services.19 19 GE.12-14947 See also CRC/C/ARG/CO/3-4, para. 41. 21