FINAL 28. Commends the Government for investments made towards effective preventive health care programs, which have resulted in a steady decline in the number of malaria cases reported, and the eradication of leprosy in 2008; 29. Commends the provision of abortion for women, in cases where the life or health of the woman is at risk; 30. Commends the Government’s efforts and achievement in combating HIV, including through launching the National Strategic Plan Against HIV for 2010-2014, introduction of Vertical Transmission Prevention (PTV) to seven hundred and forty four (744) health units in the country and establishing the Orphan and Vulnerable Children Action Plan through which orphan and vulnerable children units were set up to ensure access of basic social services to these children; 31. Commends the Government for its free and compulsory primary education policy, in addition to the establishment of an all-inclusive policy for children and youths requiring special education; 32. Appreciates the efforts made by the Government to prevent and curb domestic violence, including through establishing two hundred and thirty six (236) Offices and Departments which provide counselling and other assistance to victims of domestic violence; 33. Welcomes the efforts made by the Government to promote and protect the rights of children, including developing the National Action Plan for Children in 2005, and establishing the National Children’s Rights Council to ensure the coordination of efforts made by the various Government institutions and civil society organizations aimed at protecting and defending the rights of children; 34. Notes with satisfaction the efforts of the Government on registration of births, including provision of free registration, extension of the grace period for free registration to one hundred and twenty (120) days, and establishing registration units next to maternity hospitals; 35. Welcomes the measures put in place to ensure the rights of people with disabilities, including, adopting the Resolution No. 20/99 on persons with disabilities, the All Inclusive Education Policy and a National Plan on Disability; 36. Notes with satisfaction the legislative instruments enacted to protect the environment and guarantee sustainable development. 5