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quality of education received by such children is of an equal level to that of all
children;
(e)
Expeditiously implement its planned transition of children with
disabilities into elementary schools, and in doing so take into account the Committee’s
general comment No. 9 (2006) on the rights of children with disabilities.
Breastfeeding
47.
The Committee notes that the State party’s legislation on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes does not comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk
Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions.
48.
The Committee recommends that the State party implement fully the
International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. The State party should
also further promote baby-friendly hospitals and encourage the inclusion of
breastfeeding in training of nurses. The Committee further recommends that the State
party take measures to collect data on breastfeeding in a systematic manner that is in
accordance with international rules.
Adolescent health
49.
The Committee welcomes the State party’s forthcoming ban on the sale of alcohol to
persons under the age of 18 years. The Committee remains concerned at the growing rate of
child obesity and associated increase of exposure to lifestyle diseases and higher mortality,
especially among children in disadvantaged situations. It is further concerned at unwanted
pregnancies amongst girls in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
50.
The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to
combat obesity among children and adolescents, including by ensuring access to
health advice and care, including in schools, to healthy foods, and to adequate
opportunities for engaging in physical activity. In this respect, the Committee
recommends that the State party engage the mass media and the food industry to
ensure their contribution to healthy lifestyles and consumption patterns by children
and adolescents. The Committee also recommends that the authorities in the
territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands expeditiously prepare and implement
appropriate programmes and strategies for preventing and addressing unwanted
pregnancies.
Mental health
51.
The Committee notes with concern that despite the establishment of a treatment
guarantee for children in need of psychiatric evaluation and treatment, regional capacity for
providing treatment remains inadequate and lengthy waiting periods for children requiring
evaluation and treatment for mental health problems persist. In addition, while noting that
the National Board of Health has the mandate to check and, where necessary, intervene in
the diagnosis and prescription for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), the Committee remains concerned at the
increase in the prescription of psycho-stimulants to children diagnosed with ADHD and
ADD.
52.
The Committee recommends that the State party continue to develop a
comprehensive mental-health-care system for children and young people, including
prevention, treatment of common mental health problems in primary health care and
specialized care for serious disorders, and that it reduce the waiting period in mental
health services. The Committee also recommends that the State party carefully
monitor the prescription of psycho-stimulants to children and take initiatives to
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