vi. vii. viii. ix. x. positive women to the National ART programme for ARV evaluation and treatment; Introduction in 2015, of life-long ART treatment for pregnant women who test HIV positive; The establishment of the Infectious Disease Control Centres (IDCC) by the Botswana Prison Service, to ensure provision of medical services to prisoners; The provision of free Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ARVs) to all prisoners living with HIV/AIDS including foreign inmates, in compliance with the Court of Appeal ruling in Attorney General and Others v. Tapela and Others (2014) in which the Court ordered that foreign prisoners should receive medical treatment for HIV and AIDS; The provision of free ARVs to refugees, with the support of the Red Cross and PEPFAR, in addition to implementation of robust awareness campaigns for the refugee community, to advance the prevention of HIV; and The information that women in refugee camps have access to Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) intervention. 19. The Commission commends the following achievements: i. ii. Decline of annual HIV infections by 71% between 2001 and 2011, while 95% gained access to free ARVs; and Reduction of HIV/AIDS prevalence among 15 to 24 year old persons, from 8% in 2008 to 7.9 per cent in 2013. The right to Education 20. The Commission commends the following initiatives: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. The Government’s investment in education, which has been increasing at an average annual rate of 4%; The allocation of a significant portion of the budget to the education sector, which accounts for about 25% of Government expenditure; The flexibility in the admission policy to enable children from Remote Area Dweller Settlements (RADS) to start school at an age later than the official entry age of 6 years; Provision of transport to children with special needs to and from school, to ensure increased participation in education; Provision of psycho-social support and basic needs, such as food baskets, school uniforms and stationery, to orphans and vulnerable children including those from poor economic backgrounds; Implementation of a school feeding program to cater for all children, including those from poor economic backgrounds; Implementation of the Pregnancy Policy, to ensure that children who drop out of school due to pregnancy are able to continue with their education following confinement; 6