services and an inclusive quality education system, on an equal basis with
other children. In addition, the committee recommends the state party to
collect disaggregated data by age and sex on the situation of children with
disabilities, including the number and proportion of children with disabilities
attending mainstream schools with support measures, with a view to better
informing public policies on children.
37. The Committee further recommends that the state party to:
a. Reduce attitudinal barriers of parents, community and schools
towards children with disabilities;
b. Organise and run training sessions to raise the awareness of
educators and train them in case-managing disability, inclusive
education, and data collection;
c. Build preparatory classes in traditional schools for children with
disability before their admission into mainstream classes;
d. Make existing and newly established school facilities in all regions
of the country, educational materials, curriculum, teaching
approaches, school organization and management, and other
support systems adaptable and suitable to the needs of inclusive
education;
e. Design and adopt mechanisms, which facilitate meaningful
consultations with children with disabilities through their
representative organizations on issues that affect them, and
ensure that they are included in the Children ’ s Parliament and
that due weight is given to their views.
G. Health and health services
38. The Committee recommends the government to ensure that all children
have access to health care, giving particular attention to access to health
services for girls, children in street situations and talibés, unaccompanied
children, children with disabilities, geographically marginalized children, and
children infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS. The Committee also
recommends the government to collect data on its basic national health
indicators, and strengthen its health infrastructure, including by recruiting
additional nurses and social workers.
39. The Committee expresses its concern that teenage pregnancy rates remain
very high in the state party. Girls have limited access to sexual and
reproductive health services, including contraceptives. Thus, the Committee
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