Allocation of financial resources 62. Pursuant to Article 26.2 of the Protocol, paragraph 26 of the Abuja Declaration and paragraph 7 of the Maputo Plan of Action, State parties should allocate adequate financial resources for the strengthening of public health services so that they can provide comprehensive care in family planning / contraception and safe abortion. This includes making specific budget allocations under the health budget at national and local levels, as well as tracking expenditures on these budget lines. Information on health expenditures should be available to facilitate monitoring, control and accountability. Compliance with the submission of periodic reports by State parties 63. State parties have an obligation, in accordance with Article 26. 1 of the Protocol, to submit, in a timely manner, their periodic reports on the legislative and other measures they have taken towards the full realization of the rights recognized in the said instrument. The reports must take into account this General Comment and comply with the guidelines adopted by the African Commission for that purpose. 16