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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
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