ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
Provision by the centre for the protection and social integration of children, of
nutritional, medical, psycho-social, educational and vocational support to 457
children living in difficult circumstances including 31 without family support;
Monitoring and screening of 18,000 children under the age of 5 at local nutrition
centres;
Deworming of 12,349 children;
Transfer of 1,854 malnourished children in dedicated structures (CRENAM,
CRENAS);
Management of 52,000 beneficiaries in 700 CRENAMs in collaboration with
WFP
HIV/AIDS
24. The Commission commends Mauritania for the following:
i.
The low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (1%)
ii.
The multisectoral and decentralized approach which gives to each of the
development stakeholders (public, private, civil society and partners) their due
role in the fight against AIDS concerning the national response aimed at
combating STIs/HIV/AIDS.
iii.
The establishment of a National Executive Secretariat (SENLS) attached to the
Office of the Prime Minister in charge of technical coordination of the national
HIV/AIDS epidemic response and the creation of Regional HIV/AIDS Control
Committees (CRLS) and Sectoral Committees attached to the Cabinet of the
Ministry of Health.
iv.
The promotion of voluntary testing across the country and the supply of anti—
retroviral drugs and the continual organisation of information and sensitisation
campaigns among the general public.
Extractive industries, environment and human rights
25. The Commission notes with appreciation the following:
i.
The priority given by the Mauritanian government to the right to a healthy
environment that is conducive to development by taking into account the
intersectoral dimension of the environmental by adopting Decree No. 1842014/PR of 16 September 2013 to raise the profile of the Department of
Environment in the new government scheme.
ii.
The establishment of general rules by the Environmental Code on required
precautions and especially criminal sanctions applicable to the entire toxic
waste management chain right from the source through storage and
transportation until their elimination.
iii.
The enactment of a Law prohibiting plastic materials as part of the control of
domestic waste.
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