v)
Indicate the legislative and other measures taken to protect
individuals and peoples against environmental, industrial and
occupational hazards; to prevent air, land and water pollution; to
alleviate the adverse effects of urban development, industrialisation,
and global warming; and to ensure food security.
vi)
Indicate legislative and other measures taken to ensure the right not
to be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation without free
and informed consent.
vii)
Indicate the legislative and other measures taken to ensure the
recognition, acceptance, development, efficacy, modernisation and
integration of traditional medicine into the public health care system.
viii)
Indicate the legislative and other measures taken to ensure that the
obligations under paras 67 (xxiv) to (xxxvii) of the Principles and
Guidelines3 as regarding the rights of members of vulnerable and
marginalised people are met, including particularly the following:
a) Specific measures to encourage members of vulnerable and
disadvantaged groups to study medicine and public health and to join
health systems as service providers;
b) Legislative and other measures, including criminalisation, social
mobilisation, information and education to discourage harmful traditional
practices, including particularly female genital mutilation, that interfere
with the right to health; and
c) Measures to ensure provision of those specific health services needed
by persons with psychosocial, intellectual and physical disabilities,
including early diagnosis and access to humane and dignified care and
treatment to enable their full enjoyment of life.
ix)
Indicate what particular steps have been taken to protect the rights of
individuals infected or otherwise affected by epidemic, endemic,
occupational and other diseases, including in particular malaria,
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical and other infectious
diseases.
x)
Indicate what steps have been taken to ensure sexual and
reproductive health in accordance with the obligation of the state set
out in paras 67 (lxiv) to (lxx) of the Principles and Guidelines.4
Particular emphasis should be given to statistics that demonstrate
efforts to reduce the maternal mortality, stillbirth, infant and child
mortality rates.
3
These refer to the obligations of the states to take special measures to ensure Equality and
Non-Discrimination and the rights of members of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
4
These refer to the special obligations of the state with reference to ensuring sexual and
reproductive health.
4