risk of MTCT transmission can be reduced by taking ARTs. This is a significant increase from the data reported in the 2004-05 TDHS (29 percent of women and 30 percent of men) and the 2007-08 THMIS (49 percent of women and 38 percent of men). 158. In addition, the State Party has undertaken steps to ensure sexual and reproductive health education and services for adolescents, including family planning and safe abortion, are accessible and adequate throughout the State party. In particular, it has adopted the following measures: (a) adopting the National Adolescent Reproductive Health Strategy of 2011-15; (b) continuing to implement the National Standards on Adolescent Friendly Health Services that started since 2003; (c) conducting strategic surveys on emerging and critical issues – i.e. the HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2011-12 report56, and the 2012 Population and Housing Census57; (d) adopting the National Policy Guideline for the Health Sector Prevention and Response to Gender Based Violence (2011 and reprinted in June 2013); (e) adopting the National Management Guidelines for the Health Sector Prevention and Response to Gender Based Violence (September 2011, reprinted in June 2013); and (f) adopting the Health Sector Strategic Plan III of 2009 -2015 and the National Guidelines for Integration of One Stop Centers for GBV and VAC Prevention and Response Services in Health Facilities (August 2013) These plans are geared to providing services to the victims of violence and children abuse at school and family level. Currently we have 4 one stop centers with the aim of scaling up to more regions. 159. Furthermore, the MOEVT has integrated all HIV/AIDS issues in the syllabus from primary to ordinary secondary school. Through the MoHSW, the State Party has initiated the “Green Star Campaign”, which has created the culture of family planning in the societies. Supply chain of family planning service has been enhance from National to district level (we have to quantify this statement) 160. In respect of Zanzibar, the State Party has developed a New-born and Child Health Communication Strategic Plan (2014-2018), which addresses issues of new-born deaths and methods of dealing with teenage pregnancies and delivery services. Besides, the State Party has developed the National Life Skills Education Framework for Zanzibar 2010 that aims at imparting skills on youth on reproductive health and HIV as well as improving life skills on education for relevant stakeholders. There are also establishment of centers for excellence whereas youth friendly services including HIV testing, drug abuse and pregnancies are addressed. The government has enacted HIV/AIDS Act 2013 for addressing the issues of children with HIV or born with HIV and possible detection (g) Social security and child care services and facilities( Article 20.2(a-c) 161. The State Party has undertaken measures to provide social security to children as well as child care services and facilities. In particular, it has moved towards deinstitutionalization of children and develop foster placement and adoption. In this regard, it has trained 18 children home managers on alternative care placement for MVC living in their homes. The State Party has further provided free medical services to pregnant mothers and under five children. 162. The State Party has also put in place legislative, policy and administrative measures to ensure that social security funds and health insurance funds provide services to children through their parents and care givers. In order to ensure that there is strict compliance to this requirement, the State Party has 56 Government of ohe United Republic Of Tanzania, Tanzania Hiv/AAIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2011-12 (Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Commission for Aids (TACAIDS), Zanzibar Aids Commission (ZAC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBC), nd Office of the Chief Government Statistician (Zanzibar)/Calverton, Maryland (Usa): ICF International, 2013). 57 Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, Basic Demographic And Socio-Economic Profile (Dar es Salaam: National Bureau Of Statistics/Zanzibar: Office of the Chief Government Statistician, April 2014). 45