CRC/C/TLS/CO/1 page 13 (f) Continue and strengthen measures to counter threats posed by illnesses such as malaria, measles, typhoid and dengue fever as well as respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, including innovative measures to provide adequate health care and treatment, such as the use of mobile health teams where appropriate; in addition to preventive measures central to a child’s healthy development, such as improving access to safe drinking water and increasing the usage of effectively treated mosquito nets; and (g) Continue to seek technical assistance and cooperation in this regard from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other organizations with relevant expertise. Standard of living 60. The Committee is concerned about the high rate of poverty in the State party, but is encouraged by the State party’s recent initiative to establish a Social Solidarity Fund to support social groups in special circumstances or with special needs. The Committee also notes with appreciation that the Foundation for National Development established by the National Development Plan includes a range of specific measures for children. The Committee is concerned about the problems resulting from insufficient access to housing and the lack of appropriate regulations concerning the ownership of land. 61. In accordance with article 27 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen its efforts to combat poverty through allocating resources to effective poverty reduction measures, and through strengthening the capacity to implement and monitor poverty reduction strategies at the local and community levels; (b) Improve access to adequate housing, and ensure that ongoing efforts to regulate the ownership of land result in equitable land allocations and help to alleviate poverty; and (c) Make efforts to improve access to social services, develop safety net programmes which target the most vulnerable groups, and consider establishing a social security system to ensure a minimum standard of living for all families. Harmful traditional practices 62. The Committee is concerned at the practice of arranged marriages - under customary law - for very young girls, particularly in rural areas. The Committee notes that such practices violate the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 63. The Committee recommends that the State party undertake measures to raise the awareness of the harmful effects of early marriage, in particular in communities in which very young girls are given into marriage under customary law practices, with a view to ensuring that girls are not forced into marriage.