E/C.12/YEM/CO/2 sanitation network is confined only to urban centres and notes with concern the high prevalence of waterborne diseases and subsequent child deaths (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to ensure universal access to adequate water and sanitation facilities, including in rural and remote areas. It also recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts, including through international cooperation, to address the shortage of water resources, improve water management, in particular in the agricultural sector, and rationalize the use of non-renewable groundwater reserves. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water, as well as the Committee’s statement on the right to sanitation (2010). 27. The Committee is concerned about the limited access to basic health-care services and related family planning services, especially in rural and remote areas. The Committee is also concerned about the very high maternal and child mortality rates in the State party, which is related to the fact that only 36 per cent of all deliveries are attended by skilled medical personnel (art. 12). The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures, including through its National Health Strategy 2010-2015, to: (a) ensure universal access to affordable primary health care and specialized reproductive health services; (b) increase skilled birth attendance, and antenatal and postnatal care, especially in rural and remote areas; and (c) increase the representation of women among health-care personnel, especially in the field of nursing. 28. The Committee notes with concern that despite some improvements enrolment rates in basic and secondary education remain very low, particularly in the case of girls. It is also concerned about the increasing drop-out rates and decreasing attendance and completion rates in primary and secondary education (arts. 13 and 14). The Committee recommends that the State party take urgent steps to address the low enrolment rates in basic and secondary education, address gender disparities, and take all appropriate measures in order to address problems relating to high drop-out rates in the school system. The Committee recommends that such steps include ensuring respect for compulsory attendance, addressing the gender imbalance in teaching personnel, especially in rural areas, provision of sufficient financial support, and addressing parental attitudes and traditional household labour practices. 29. The Committee is deeply concerned about the continued discrimination against persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities, regarding their access to education (arts. 13 and 14). The Committee recommends that the State party take urgent measures to ensure the implementation of inclusive education of children with disabilities, including through (a) compulsory training of all teachers (beyond special education teachers); (b) individual education plans for all students; (c) availability of assistive devices and support in classrooms, and educational materials and curricula; (d) barrier-free physical access to schools and their facilities; (e) teaching of sign language; (f) allocation of sufficient financial resources; and (g) enforcement of the legally established exemption from payment of university tuition fees for persons with disabilities. 30. The Committee expresses its concern about the continued high rate of illiteracy in the State party, especially among women and girls in rural areas (arts. 13 and 14). 7