E/C.12/MDA/CO/3 and disaggregated data on the number of applicants for social housing and of those granted social housing (art. 11). 55. The Committee recommends that the State party step up its efforts to increase the provision of social housing with adequate public utilities to young people, persons with disabilities, Roma families and large families, and improve and maintain the quality of existing public housing. It also recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to involve all relevant stakeholders, including those in need of social housing, in the development of housing policies and monitor the implementation of housing policies, with a view to ensuring the transparency and effectiveness of those policies. Right to health 56. The Committee is concerned at the challenges facing the health-care system in the State party, in particular: (a) The compulsory health insurance system leaves around 20 per cent of the population uncovered; (b) The optimization process in the health-care sector further restricts access to health-care services, particularly in rural areas; (c) The overall quality of health-care services is poor and no mechanisms are in place to monitor and control public health facilities; (d) Roma, persons with disabilities, persons living with HIV/AIDS, refugees and asylum seekers and other disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups are discriminated against in accessing health-care services (arts. 2 (2), 9 and 12). 57. The Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to: (a) Ensure that the compulsory health insurance system covers every person in the State party; (b) Ensure that the optimization process does not restrict the accessibility and affordability of health-care services, particularly among persons with disabilities, older persons and persons living in rural areas; (c) Improve the quality of health-care services by securing a sufficient number of qualified medical professionals, modernizing medical equipment and facilities, and putting in place regulatory mechanisms for public health facilities; (d) Address the discrimination faced by disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, particularly Roma, persons with disabilities, persons living with HIV/AIDS, refugees and asylum seekers in accessing health-care services, and sensitize medical professionals to their special needs. 58. The Committee notes that the State party has prepared a draft health code to overcome the challenges facing the current health-care system and improve it. The Committee, however, is concerned at repeated reports that the draft code does not sufficiently address the main challenges of the current system (art. 12). 59. The Committee recommends that the State party review the draft health code with a view to fully addressing all the challenges facing the current health-care sector, particularly including those mentioned in paragraph 56 above, and ensuring that the draft is based on a human rights approach and is fully in line with article 12 of the Covenant. 60. The Committee is concerned at the poor health conditions, including the high incidence of smoking and lung disease, that are prevalent among Roma women. It is also concerned that Roma have limited access to health-care services owing to the lack of information on health-care services and identity documents (arts. 2 (2) and 12). 61. The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to tackle the excessive consumption of tobacco and the high incidence of lung disease among Roma women and carry out a study on their overall health conditions. It also 9

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