provides health and nutrition services that are adequate to meet a child needs. (3) The Minister responsible for health shall, in consultation with the Minister, put in place health policies for the child which shall ensure, according to the situation, evolving capacity and status of the child, the following: (a) access to health and medical services; (b) access to comprehensive, safe and quality sexual and reproductive health services and rights; (c) access to comprehensive sexuality education; (d) access to measures and programmes that will assist in(i) diminishing infant and child mortality; (ii) diminishing adolescent mortality; (iii) combating disease, the risk of contracting disease or infection and malnutrition; and (iv) ensuring the provision of appropriate pre-natal and post-natal health care for child mothers and their offspring; and (e) (4) the abolishment of harmful practices. The Minister responsible for health shall put in place measures that provide to a child - who is pregnant or has given birth, access to maternal health services and specialised services to deal with complicated conditions, such as fistula, including antenatal, post natal and obstetric care, post abortion care, immunization and nutrition programmes for the child and offspring, as the case may be. (5) The Minister responsible for health shall put in place measures for accessing HIV and AIDS counseling, testing, treatment and family planning for a child who is pregnant, child in marriage or a victim of child marriage. Page 42 of 78

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