A/HRC/38/37 through primary health-care providers, the Programme facilitates the provision of vaccines against 17 diseases, including measles, diphtheria, whooping cough, human papillomavirus and meningococcal C, which children, families and older persons can access at no cost. 83 In 2012, reforms to the health system of Mexico improved access to health coverage, making available the people’s health insurance scheme, offering universal access to a comprehensive package of personal health services with financial protection. 84 52. With regard to accessibility of health information, France has introduced the NutriScore nutrition-labelling scheme, which is aimed at improving nutritional information on packaging, thus guiding consumers towards choosing foods with higher nutritional value. Cultural acceptability of health facilities, goods and services 53. In Mexico, health-care staff are trained to provide care that is culturally appropriate care for all the different sections of the population. Health-care protocols paying particular attention to indigenous women have been prepared, reclaiming traditional practices of indigenous midwives.85 Australia has published the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013–2023, which provides an overarching framework for the delivery, by the health system, of primary, secondary and tertiary health care that is evidence-based, culturally safe, of high quality, responsive and accessible for the relevant rights holders, without discrimination or racism. Additionally, the Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2016–2026 embeds cultural respect principles into the Australian health system by building the cultural competence of mainstream primary health-care services and supporting the ongoing viability of indigenous-specific health services.86 Monitoring and accountability for the right to health 54. In Ecuador, the Office of the Ombudsman has a constitutional mandate to protect and promote the human rights of all citizens, including by protecting the right to health. In this regard, it has taken action, both at the national and regional levels, to protect rights holders whose right to health has been violated.87 Community participation 55. In their joint submission, Aidsfonds and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance emphasize that community-led organizations of persons living with HIV, key populations and other affected communities have played a critical role in overcoming many of the major challenges in the HIV response, reaching persons most affected by HIV with critical HIV-prevention services, providing support for adherence to treatment and other essential health services and advocating for resources and the human rights of persons living with and affected by HIV. Examples of community responses in this area include mothers2mothers, a South African community-led initiative that has reached 1.2 million women living with HIV in nine countries. One major element of the work of mothers2mothers is the training of mothers living with HIV as mentors, supporting and advising pregnant women, and assisting them with access to services to prevent mother-tochild transmission of HIV.88 VI. Conclusion 56. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is firmly anchored in human rights principles and standards. Consequently, human rights provide the normative context and international standards for the implementation of Sustainable 83 84 85 86 87 88 16 Submission by Australia. Submission by Mexico, p. 2. Ibid. Submission by Australia, p. 4. Submission by Office of the Ombudsman, Ecuador. Joint submission by Aidsfonds and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, pp. 2–3.

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