E/C.12/LKA/CO/5 the current status of different communities with respect to durable solutions, including the Muslims from the Northern Province. Women-headed households 53. The Committee is concerned that many women-headed households, in particular those in the north and east, are vulnerable to poverty, face food insecurity and lack livelihood opportunities, which increase their vulnerability to exploitation, sexual harassment and violence, including sexual exploitation and bribery by officials (arts. 1011). 54. The Committee recommends that the State party urgently adopt and implement the national action plan on women-headed households and ensure that women who head households have access to livelihood assistance, housing and land in their own name, as well as low-interest or interest-free credit schemes. It also urges the State party to ensure that officials who commit sexual exploitation, bribery and harassment are prosecuted and sentenced, and victims have access to remedy and compensation. Right to food 55. The Committee is concerned about the high levels of malnutrition and wasting, with the State party having one of the highest wasting prevalence rates in the world (ranking 128 out of 130), caused by physical and financial barriers, rising food prices, income inequality, poor infrastructure, a high proportion of the labour force engaged in the informal sector, gender inequality, land degradation, urbanization, population ageing and climate change. The Committee also notes with concern that a severe drought and heavy rainfalls in 2016 and early 2017 have affected many cropping areas, threatening the food security of some 900,000 people (art. 11). 56. The Committee recommends that the State party take urgent measures to improve the nutritional security of its population, paying specific attention to children, pregnant and lactating women, especially those in conflict-affected districts and in the plantation sector, and to prioritize investments in climate resilient agriculture. It also recommends that the State party urgently adopt and implement the national action plan to reduce wasting and stunting (2017-2020). The Committee further recommends that the State party take adequate measures to effectively address the situation of victims of the severe drought and heavy flooding that took place in 2016 and 2017. Right to health 57. The Committee is concerned that the public health-care system is characterized by a very low and decreasing expenditure as a percentage of GDP, regional disparities in healthcare infrastructure, long waiting lists for specialist care, high out-of-pocket health expenses, high prices of medicines and expensive private medical care. It is also concerned that persons with disabilities face challenges in accessing health services and information (art. 12). 58. The Committee recommends that the State party take steps, in particular within its National Health Strategic Master Plan for 2016-2025, to address regional disparities in health-care infrastructure and ensure affordable and accessible public health care. It also recommends that the State party significantly increase its budget for public health care, taking into account the fast-growing ageing population and strengthen the community-based rehabilitation programme for persons with disabilities and ensure its coordinated implementation, including with the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. 59. The Committee is concerned that, despite measures taken, the mental health-care system is inadequate and insufficiently available and accessible, while the need for mental health and psychosocial services is acute for many, in particular those in conflict-affected areas who suffer from conflict-related post-traumatic disorders (art. 12). 8