CRC/C/15/Add.213 page 11 51. In this respect, the Committee urges the State party to implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (A/56/38, para. 96) as they relate to children. 5. Basic health and welfare Children with disabilities 52. The Committee welcomes the legislation relating to social, medical and educational support for children with special needs and is aware of the efforts of the State party to address the problems children with disabilities face, particularly relating to education, health and employment. 53. The Committee is deeply concerned by the information provided in the State party’s report that the number of children with disabilities (currently 49,800) has tripled in the past 12 years, and notes that national legislation includes children only up to the age of 16 in the category of disabled children. 54. The Committee is concerned at the prevailing poor situation of children with disabilities. In particular it is concerned: (a) That in the Constitution, disability is not included in the list of grounds for protection from discrimination; (b) At the practice of institutionalizing children with disabilities; (c) At the lack of counselling and psychological care provided by the State for disabled children; (d) At the lack of State support to families with disabled children; (e) At the societal discrimination faced by children with disabilities; (f) prosthetics; (g) At the considerable reduction of privileges, including free medical care and At the considerable reduction in the resources allocated to residential homes; (h) At the limited inclusion of and access by children with disabilities to various areas of daily life, in particular with regard to the education system. 55. In light of article 23 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake studies to determine the causes of and ways to prevent children becoming disabled;