- Rehabilitation works on buildings to accommodate haemodialysis units at hospitals in Rosso, Zouerat, Kaédi, Aleg, Tidjikja, Akjoujt and Atar; - Institutional capacity strengthening of dialysis centres in 4 hospitals (National hospital centre of Nouakchott, Hospital centres of Sélibaby, Aïoun and Kiffa) with the acquisition of 26 generators as well as beds and the construction of 2 treatment rooms; - Installation of dialysis units at all hospitals in main towns of wilayas; - Upgrading of technical equipment of health centres.  Medicines The Government adopted key measures to ensure the quality of medicines: - Granting CAMEC monopoly for importing medicines, including antibiotics, psychotropic products and medicines for the treatment of diabetes; - Identification of 2 entry points for medicines at the airport and port of Nouakchott; - Requirement for pharmacies to comply with prevailing standards; - Acquisition of 345,000 LLINs; - Acquisition of 500,000 rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. Paragraph 2: Reproductive health services including the reduction of maternal mortality (Article 14(1)(a) & (b)) In order to strengthen the delivery of reproductive health services, publicize their existence and make them accessible to women, the public authorities developed and implemented a reproductive health strategy. This strategy includes a range of services such as: (i) Availability of basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and new-born care; (ii) Skilled attendance at birth; (iii) Access to prenatal care for pregnant women; (iv) Management of abortion-related complications; (v) Availability of contraceptive products; (vi) Infertility treatment; (vii) Fight against FGM; (viii) Screening and management of cervical cancer; (ix) Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; (x) Management of obstetric fistula; (xi) New-born care; (xii) The reproductive health strategy included the reinforcement and upgrading of equipment in health facilities. This was reflected in the (i) acquisition of surgical equipment for several health facilities in the country (2nd operating theatre at the Sebkha health centre, the Centre for women suffering from obstetric fistula in Nouakchott, the Guérou health centre in Assaba and other health facilities in the wilaya of Gorgol) and hospitals (Cheikh Zayed, Kiffa and Kaédi regional hospitals) enabling them to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and new-born care (CEmONC); (ii) financing of construction of an independent operating unit for the maternity ward and a bed block at the Cheikh Zayed hospital (HCZ); (iii) acquisition of equipment for the operating block; (iv) acquisition of ambulances for health facilities (access to CEmONC); (v) Training on operational research (health workers at Assaba); (vi) Availability of contraceptive products at health facilities with the introduction of new methods; (vii) Availability of condoms as part of efforts to 61