68. The imbalance in access to water between urban and rural areas, which does not allow all Senegalese to have access to safe drinking water. V – RECOMMENDATIONS In light of the above, the Commission recommends that the Government: i. Take all necessary measures to ratify the African Union Convention for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) and expedite harmonization of national legislation with the requirements of the Maputo Protocol. ii. Adopt the bill on the status of refugees and stateless persons. iii. Take the necessary measures for the Senegalese Human Rights Committee to attain A Status in accordance with the Paris Principles. iv. Expedite the adoption and enactment of laws to amend the Civil Code and other on-going reforms. v. Finalize the modernization of civil status management. vi. Put in place measures to ensure that all persons benefit, in a permanent and fair manner, from the availability and accessibility of ARVs and other safe and effective medicines to fight against HIV and related opportunistic infections. vii. Take the necessary measures to increase ART coverage for children and ensure that infants receive appropriate paediatric antiretroviral therapy. viii. Establish a similar system to the “equal opportunities card” (for persons with disabilities) to fight against poverty among elderly persons in Senegal. ix. x. Facilitate access to healthcare for low-income families and increase the number of health facilities and healthcare providers while ensuring they are fairly distributed throughout the country. xi. Take appropriate measures to expand the scope of the free healthcare initiative for children under 5 years and for pregnant women to include diseases other than malaria in order to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates. xii. Guarantee protection of women’s reproductive health and ensure women’s access to adequate and affordable health services. 9