A/HRC/41/39/Add.4 45. Subheading “A. Health” A great progress has been made by the Government of Lao PDR in improving access to health care. The Government of the Lao PDR has continued to implement the policies to improve the general health of the people. Along with capacity building of doctors and nurses at various levels each year, the healthcare network also has been further improved and expanded from the central to local levels. Currently, there are 1.018 health centers, 135 community hospitals, 17 provincial hospitals and 5 central hospitals and 1,050 of the private medical clinics which are officially approved by the Ministry of Health. The Government continuously implements the policy of free baby delivery service and free health treatment for children, and also encourages the private sectors to contribute more in healthcare sector. All of which has contributed to the proportion of baby born with below standard weigh which has reduced to 20.5 %. Infant mortality rate under the aged of one years old has reduced to 41 per 1000 new born babies, rate of mortality of children under 5 years old has dropped to 45 per 1000 children and maternal mortality rate has dropped to 167 per 100,000. Coverage of the health insurance fund is 78%, rate of clean water usage is 89% and the family households have proper toilets is 74 %. The Government of Lao PDR has clear strategies such as improving service accessibility, availability and ensuring acceptable quality. This includes expanding outreach as well as improving the quality of services at all levels and accelerating health system reform. The Ministry is prioritizing improvement of health staff quality and availability, especially in remote areas. Increased and sustained levels of funding are also necessary to fund health commodities and accelerate interventions in poorer and remote areas. Health education, sanitation and other preventative health interventions need to be stepped up. Management and logistics systems for health supplies and essential drugs need strengthening to address frequent stockpile shortages. 46. Para 47, para 51 and subheading C. Ethnic minorities These problems are some of the reasons for the focus areas and cluster villages initiatives. 47. Para 51 Please see comment number 26. 48. Para 53 The phrase “around half the schools water proof roof or toilet” is simply not true, please remove such false information. 49. Para 54 The Lao Government has focused on the reform in the national education sector, aiming at enhancing the human resource development, accelerating the expansion of opportunities for access to education for all, promoting education quality, improving and elevating the level of education service, administrating education in a more appropriate manner. The Government attaches importance to creating opportunities for Lao citizens in both urban and rural remote areas to have better access to education of various levels. The primary net enrolment rate (NER) reached 98.8 percent; completion rate (compared to new enrolment of grade) is 104.5 percent and transition rate compared to student who can pass exam is 88 percent. Lao PDR has two types of primary schools: incomplete and complete. Incomplete schools are those that cannot provide the complete primary education cycle due to infrastructure constraints. For the education sector, the Lao Government is committed to strengthening financial planning to ensure fiscal sustainability and meet priority needs. The education budget for 10