E/C.12/1/Add.85 page 6 45. The Committee recommends that the State party allocate sufficient resources for the provision of social housing, especially to the disadvantaged and marginalized groups. 46. The Committee also recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat the problem of homelessness. 47. The Committee further recommends that the State party ensure that alternative lodging or adequate compensation is provided for people who are evicted from their homes and, in this regard, refers the State party to the guidelines set out in its General Comment No. 7 (1997) on forced evictions. 48. The Committee recommends that the State party, in its next periodic report, provide more disaggregated and comparative data on public health, including an indication of indicators and benchmarks used in its national health strategies, as explained in paragraphs 57 and 58 of its General Comment No. 14 (2000). 49. The Committee also recommends that the State party take measures, in line with General Comment No. 14, to ensure that adequate and affordable health care is accessible and available to everyone, especially older women in rural areas. 50. The Committee further recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, including through public information campaigns, and report on progress thereon in its next periodic report. 51. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat the spread of tuberculosis. 52. The Committee urges the State party to ensure the effective implementation of national strategies and measures to address the problem of alcohol and tobacco abuse. 53. The Committee recommends that the State party promote a general awareness of safe contraceptive methods, as well as sexual and reproductive health information, and instil awareness about the health risk of using abortion as a method of birth control. 54. The Committee also recommends that the State party strictly enforce the domestic and international standards for environmental protection, so as to prevent harmful effects on the health of the population in Estonia. 55. The Committee requests the State party to take all appropriate measures to address the problem of high drop out rates among children in primary and secondary schools.

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