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ARTICLE 12: RIGHT TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
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Right to Health
Paragraph 2 (a)
45. The Family Health Service of the Department of Health is responsible for promoting and maintaining the health of women of child-bearing age and children from birth to five years of age. It provides a comprehensive range of health care services, both preventive and curative, to these groups through 45 Maternal and Child Health Centres and 48 Family Planning Clinics.
46. The effect of promotional and preventive health programmes can be reflected in various health indices. From 1980 to 1990, the infant mortality rate fell from 11.8 to 5.9 per thousand live births. During this period, life expectancy at birth increased from 71.6 years for males and 77.9 years for females to 74.6 years and 80.3 years respectively. Maternal mortality rate remains very low at 0.04 per thousand total births in 1990.
47.
The Comprehensive Observation Service of the Family Health Service aims at early detection of developmental abnormalities among children from birth to the age of five so that early remedial treatment can be initiated. Developmental screening tests are performed at different key ages and children with suspected abnormalities are referred to relevant specialist clinics and child assessment centres for further assistance.
48. The Child Assessment Centres serve children from birth to 11 years old. They provide comprehensive physical, psychological and social assessment as well as treatment, parental counselling and referral for appropriate placement of the children in the various institutions and centres run by the Government and voluntary agencies. At present, there are five multi-disciplinary child assessment centres in operation.
Paragraph 2(b)
49.
As regards industrial hygiene, the Occupational Health Division of the Labour Department works to maintain and improve the physical and mental well-being of workers and to protect them against health hazards arising from employment. It provides an advisory service to the Government and the public on matters concerning the health of workers and the hygiene of the workplace and supervises the health standards and practices in industry. A major responsibility of the Division is to investigate notified occupational diseases and potential health hazards for the determination of preventive action. In addition, the Division also conducts surveys in various industries on health and hygiene conditions, assists
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