41 to a leap in market prices whereas the public servant’s salary does not increase. The Burundian public servant’s purchasing power remains below the purchasing level. The salary of a Burundian has remained at the lowest level for a long time in comparison to that in the other countries of the region. Concerning the implementation of the Decree-Law on the general status of public servants, a disparity can be observed in the effective implementation of this Decree. Some sectors have a special status which allows them high salaries and other benefits, notably the public servants of the Ministry of Good Governance and Privatization, the officials of the Ministry of Justice, and of the Ministry of Public Health whereas the other sectors are still waiting for the implementation of the General Status of Public Servants. This deficiency has given rise to strikes in the past few days but the Government has taken measures to quell this issue by carrying out a transposition of all the public servants in the public service. There is a category of workers, in particular house boys and girls who are not covered by the law. The same is true for the watchmen of private individuals and the daily labourers who work in construction sites and plantations. The salary for this category of persons is established on the basis of an agreement between the employer and the employed. Article 16: The Right to Good Health 1. Every individual shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical and mental health. 2. The States Parties to the present Charter shall take the necessary measures to protect the health of their people and to ensure that they receive medical attention when they are sick. 16.1. At the legislative and regulatory levels Certain Codes like the Public Health Code and the Sanitation Code have lapsed while others like the Environment Code do not have Regulations. Burundi also suffers from a lack of domestically adapted standards. 16.2. At the Institutional Level In 2005 the Government drafted its development policy for the Health sector (PNDS) on the basis of the conclusions of the national forum of the health sector. This policy is based on four objectives: