II. GENERAL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

•          CERD General Recommendation XXX (Sixty-fifth session, 2004): Discrimination Against Non-Citizens, A/59/18 (2004) 93 at para. 36.

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[The Committee recommends]...that the States parties to the Convention, as appropriate to their specific circumstances, adopt the following measures:

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36. Ensure that States parties respect the right of non-citizens to an adequate standard of physical and mental health by, inter alia, refraining from denying or limiting their access to preventive, curative and palliative health services;

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•           ICESCR General Comment 6 (Thirteenth session, 1995): The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Older Persons, E/1996/22 (1995) 97 at para. 35.

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35. Clearly, the growing number of chronic, degenerative diseases and the high hospitalization costs they involve cannot be dealt with only by curative treatment. In this regard, States parties should bear in mind that maintaining health into old age requires investments during the entire life span, basically through the adoption of healthy lifestyles (food, exercise, elimination of tobacco and alcohol, etc.). Prevention, through regular checks suited to the needs of the elderly, plays a decisive role, as does rehabilitation, by maintaining the functional capacities of elderly persons, with a resulting decrease in the cost of investments in health care and social services.

•          ICESCR General Comment 14 (Twenty-second session, 2000): Article 12: The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health, E/2001/22 (2000) 128 at paras. 10, 16, 17, 21, 25, 28, 34, 36, 43(f), 44(b)-(d) and 51. For text of General Comment, see HEALTH - GENERAL.

•          ICESCR General Comment 15 (Twenty-ninth session, 2002): The Right to Water (arts. 11 and 12 of the Covenant), E/2003/22 (2002) 120 at paras. 1, 2, 6, 8, 37(a), 37(i), 38, 40 and 42. For text of General Comment, see ADEQUATE OR DECENT STANDARD OF LIVING - FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER.

•          CEDAW General Recommendation 14 (Ninth session, 1990): Female Circumcision, A/45/38 (1990) 80. For text of General Recommendation, See EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION - GENDER DISCRIMINATION - Genital Mutilation.

•          CEDAW General Recommendation 15 (Ninth session, 1990): Avoidance of Discrimination Against Women in National Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), A/45/38 (1990) 81. For text of General Comment, See EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION - GENDER DISCRIMINATION - General.

•          CRC General Comment 3 (Thirty-second session, 2003): HIV/AIDS and the Rights of the Child, A/59/41 (2004) 89 at paras. 1-13, 15-17, 20-30, 39, 40 and 42. For text of General Comment, see CHILDREN’S RIGHTS - GENERAL.

•          CRC General Comment 4 (Thirty-third session, 2003): Adolescent Health and Development in the Context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, A/59/41 (2004) 102 at paras. 10, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 39(c), 39(f) and 42. For text of General Comment, see HEALTH - GENERAL.