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.
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