CRC/C/PER/CO/3 page 11 (b) Children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS and HIV-positive children are discriminated against in school and within the society; (c) There is limited access to HIV-testing. 57. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 3 on HIV/AIDS and the rights of the child and the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (E/CN.4/1997/37): (a) Strengthen its measures to prevent mother-to-child transmission, inter alia, through coordination with the activities aimed at reducing maternal mortality; (b) Provide antiretroviral treatment to HIV-positive women and expand the coverage of HIV tests for pregnant women; (c) Pay particular attention to children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS or who have become orphans due to the death of their parents from AIDS, through providing adequate medical, psychological and material support and by involving the community; (d) Strengthen its efforts by conducting campaigns and programmes to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among adolescents, particularly among those belonging to vulnerable groups as well as the population at large, so as to reduce discrimination against children infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS; (e) Ensure the provision of adequate financial and human resources for the effective implementation of the HIV/AIDS Strategic National Plan; (f) Seek further technical assistance from, inter alia, the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS and UNICEF. Standard of living 58. The Committee is concerned about the high degree of poverty in the country, where according to the State party’s written replies - about two-thirds of children live in poverty while about 30 per cent of them are in a situation of extreme poverty. The Committee is further concerned that housing and living conditions in rural areas are very poor and that only 34 per cent of families living in rural areas have access to water (while this percentage rises to 74 per cent for urban areas). 59. The Committee recommends that the State party take all possible actions, including providing additional and better managed resources, to reduce poverty and ensure universal access to basic goods and services, including housing and clean drinking water, paying special attention to remote and rural areas.