A/HRC/42/47/Add.5 of water and sanitation. This includes eleven water supply projects and three wastewater projects which are currently ongoing at different stages of implementation. In addition some water and sanitation projects are financed through the National Development Plan.” 46. The Special Rapporteur regards it as positive that funds have been allocated for the refurbishment, rehabilitation and development of the infrastructure of water and sanitation. However, plans of the maintenance and operation were not shared and he unfortunately did not receive any concrete information about human resources to be invested in maintenance and operation either. The Special Rapporteur reaffirms that human resource investment is vital to the achievement of proper maintenance and operation of water and sanitation infrastructure, and is therefore essential to ensuring sustainability in line with the normative content of the rights to water and sanitation. PROGRESS ON-GOING: The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government continue to invest the maximum of its available resources into refurbishing, rehabilitating and developing water and sanitation infrastructure. He reaffirms that budgeting must include adequate human resource investment and invites the Government to make public information regarding the level of human resources investment it has made in these sectors to date. G. Recommendation on public institutions RECOMMENDATION 12: “Improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene in schools, in particular install menstrual hygiene management systems in all schools, as well as in health centres.” (A/HRC/33/49/Add.3, para. 72(p)) 47. In the Special Rapporteur’s country report, it was noted that there was a lack of adequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in both schools and health centres in Botswana. In particular, few accommodations had been made for women and girls by providing facilities to allow them to safely and hygienically manage their menstrual cycles. (A/HRC/33/49/Add.3, para. 52) 48. According to the Joint Monitoring Programme of UNICEF and WHO, as of December 2015 only limited water and sanitation facilities existed within both primary and secondary schools in Botswana, meaning that drinking water comes from an improved source, however it is unavailable, and either “flush/pour flush toilets, ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets [or] pit latrines with a slab or platform” are present, but these are unusable or not single-sex. No data was available regarding the quality of sanitation facilities present in schools. Equally, according to Alliance Defending Freedom International, the availability of water and sanitation in healthcare facilities in the country is of significant concern, with it being noted that this was a contributory factor in the high maternal death rate (A/HRC/WG.6/29/BWA/3, para. 35). 49. Following the presentation of the visit report, the Government responded accepting the recommendation to provide facilities to promote menstrual hygiene in all schools and health centres. In its response to the Special Rapporteur’s follow-up questionnaire the Government contended that most schools in the country had water infrastructure, including emergency reservoirs to ensure availability in droughts. It further stated that the majority of schools now have disposal facilities for sanitary products, either by way of storage bins or pit latrines. 50. The Special Rapporteur is pleased to note that the Government has acknowledged the importance of ensuring women and girls are able to access facilities for the management of menstruation in school. Having places for the disposal of sanitary products will assist women and girls to access education and can reduce the negative health impacts associated with inadequate menstrual hygiene caused by lack access to proper facilities. No information has been provided regarding the improvement of menstrual hygiene facilities in health centres, however, and the Special Rapporteur reminds the Government that provision of these facilities in hospitals and clinics is equally important. The Special Rapporteur is also pleased that the availability of water in schools has improved, and that efforts have been taken to ensure that water remains available in schools, even in cases of drought. However, it is clear 12