CRC/C/15/Add.180 page 10 among children from low-income households and families with three and more children. It further notes the high rates of transport and motor vehicle accidents and the high rates of suicide which also affect children. 42. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Continue to implement the WHO Strategy on Promoting Effective Perinatal Care in order to further decrease maternal, perinatal and infant mortality; (b) Ensure that all children, in particular children from the most vulnerable groups, have access to free basic health care of good quality; (c) Develop a national policy in order to ensure an integrated and multidimensional approach to early childhood development, with a focus on health and nutrition; (d) Address the increase in HIV in newborns, focusing on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission; (e) In order to prevent childhood injuries, develop adequate legislation to protect children from accidents and injuries, include the prevention of injuries in national policy priorities and objectives, and develop injury-control programmes; (f) Undertake a comprehensive and multidisciplinary study to assess the extent of and reasons for suicide among children and develop adequate policies and programmes to prevent and combat this phenomenon; and (g) Continue technical assistance from, among others, WHO and UNICEF. Adolescent health 43. The Committee notes with concern the rise in the number of children and adolescents addicted to drugs, alcohol and tobacco, the high number of teenage abortions and the growing number of cases of HIV/AIDS among the youth. 44. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Implement in an effective way the comprehensive nationwide programme “Medical and recuperative activities targeted at adolescents” for the period 1999-2003 and the National Strategic Plan for HIV Prevention for 2001-2003, and increase its efforts to promote adolescent health, including mental health, policies. Particular attention should be given to reproductive health and substance abuse, and the programme of health education in schools should be further strengthened;