Health Rights 428. An area in which the government has invested substantially is healthcare, especially with regard to maternal health. As stated in Mozambique’s report on the MDGs of 2008, 30 maternal mortality has gone down from 1 000 deaths per 100 000 births in the 1990s to 408 in 2003. The government has disseminated information to women, advising them to go to hospital rather than give birth through traditional modes. The rate of women going to hospital for their deliveries has consequently increased fivefold. There are several policies and programmes for maternal and child healthcare, with the General Assembly monitoring child mortality. Although the policies are being implemented, more work is needed in this regard. Access to reproductive health services, such as female contraceptives, is problematic, especially for women who lack the means to purchase them. Stakeholders in the formal sector also reported that the maternity rights of women are not given much consideration – breastfeeding employees in the police force, for example, have to work the same number of hours as their male counterparts. 429. Countrywide, efforts are being made to combat HIV/Aids, but the challenge is huge and the rates of infection are continuously increasing. Women are more infected and affected by HIV/Aids, as they are often illiterate, and the targets of violence and unemployment, which makes them especially vulnerable to the disease and gives the pandemic a female face. HIV/Aids is on the increase in pregnant women aged 15–24 years, increasing from 12.9 per cent in 2003 to 16 per cent in 2007. 31 The high incidence of the disease in women means that their families also suffer, as women are the caretakers in the homes. III. Recommendations 430. The APR Panel recommends that Mozambique should: • Pass the Law on Domestic Violence expeditiously in order to create a conducive environment within which to address gender issues [General Assembly]; • Launch a vigorous multi-sectoral awareness campaign on domestic violence and its forms and causes, and to undertake preventative mecha nisms vigorously [MMAS; CSOs]; • Equip police units dealing with violence against women with the capacity to handle victims who access their services [MAI; Police]; • Incorporate gender issues into police training to ensure a gender-respon sive police force [MAI; Police]; and • Strengthen surveillance mechanisms to combat trafficking in women, chil dren and human organs, including stronger customs patrol and heightened vigilance in high-risk areas [MAI; Police; Customs; Immigration]. 30 MPD (2008) 31 Ibid. 149