E/C.12/VEN/CO/3 (b) Does not lead to segregation based on economic or social status, political opinion or any other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Covenant; (c) Provides for resources, including building materials, that are proportionate to the unmet need for social housing, effective monitoring of the housing situation in the State party and an accountability framework for the implementation of policies and plans; (d) Ensures the availability of and access to adequate basic services such as water, sanitation and electricity, and the availability of equipment and services that facilitate the use of public transportation and promote reasonable energy consumption. Right to food 26. Despite the State party’s progress in strengthening agricultural production and integrating small producers into the local economy, the Committee is concerned that the State party has increased its dependence on food imports, a situation which has contributed to a serious shortage and scarcity of food and basic necessities (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party increase investment in local agricultural production, thereby improving the productivity of small farmers and their access to local markets, in order to raise incomes in rural areas. It also urges the State party to assess the results of the agrarian reform process with a view to redesigning the national strategy on the realization of the right to food. The Committee further recommends that the State party adopt emergency measures to address the shortage of food and basic necessities. It refers the Stat e party to the Committee’s general comment No. 12 (1999) on the right to adequate food and the Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Health-care system 27. The Committee takes note with concern of the reports regarding the critical situation of the health-care system in the State party due to the severe shortage and irregular supply of medicines and surgical and medical equipment. It is further concerned at the poor state of repair of some hospitals and the reported lack of medical personnel (art. 12). The Committee recommends that the State party allocate sufficient resources to the health sector. It urges the State party to adopt as a matter of urgency the necessary measures to guarantee the availability and quality of health -care services and to ensure a sufficient number of public health-care establishments, goods and services with skilled medical personnel, scientifically approved and unexpired drugs and hospital equipment and adequate sanitation. Sexual and reproductive health 28. The Committee is concerned at the high maternal mortality rates, which are due in part to the lack of adequate sexual and reproductive health services and the large number of unsafe abortions. The Committee is further concerned at the high teenage pregnancy rates (art. 12). The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take the necessary legislative and administrative measures to solve the problem of maternal mortality, taking into account the technical guidance 8/10 GE.15-11219