CRC/C/15/Add.170 page 13 6. Basic health and welfare 56. The Committee is concerned that: (a) The State party’s data on basic national health indicators are insufficient; (b) Weaknesses in infrastructure and problems of uninsured families may limit the realization of children’s right to health care; (c) There is a shortage of nurses and social workers, and notes the need to improve the quality of dental services, as indicated by the State party in its report; (d) Children of parents who are not covered by family social insurance policies may not have access to health care; (e) Children from certain groups, such as the Roma and some immigrant groups, have particularly poor access to health care, leading to a high level of health concerns; (f) 57. High numbers of children smoke cigarettes and use alcohol. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen its health infrastructure, including through the recruitment of additional nurses and social workers; (b) Ensure that all children have access to health care, irrespective of the insurance situation of their parents; (c) Give particular attention to ensuring the access to health care of children from Roma communities and other economically disadvantaged groups; (d) Take steps to lower the number of children who smoke cigarettes and use alcohol, including through the use of information campaigns. Children with disabilities 58. Taking into consideration the efforts that have been made in the past 10 years and the recent involvement of children with disabilities and their families in policy making, especially in relation to the Ministry of Education’s special education department, and the progress made in modifying access to streets, buses, trains and some buildings for persons with disabilities, the Committee remains concerned that: report; (a) There is a lack of up-to-date national data on children with disabilities; (b) Children with disabilities face discrimination, as indicated by the State party in its

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