A/HRC/42/38/Add.1 Framework, as well as when providing support to the Government in determining priorities and preparing the Plan, are good examples of efforts to promote the right to development. 28. In 2018, Cabo Verde reported to the high-level political forum on sustainable development.17 The voluntary national report was coordinated by the Ministry of Finance. The National Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Finance, which is the focal point for the Sustainable Development Goals and mandated to coordinate the implementation of the Goals, was supported by an inter-agency working group composed of representatives from key ministries, public institutes, United Nations agencies, the private sector and civil society. The report was prepared in two phases: activities during the first were focused on the collection of information on the implementation of the 17 Goals, and those during the second were focused on, among other things, the systematization of data and the validation of the report. The first phase began with the preparation of the work plan for the preparation and dissemination of the report and the report’s annotated structure. A preparatory meeting was held with all stakeholders (representatives of central and local government, civil society and the private sector, development partners and parliamentarians) to, among other things, present the scope of the report and its preparation process, and present, discuss and approve its structure. In addition, the meeting served as a forum for sharing information on the contribution of each sector. At the meeting a drafting group was elected, to be coordinated by the National Planning Directorate and composed of representatives of the Ministry of Finance, sectors relevant to the process, the National Statistics Institute, representatives of local governments, United Nations agencies, the private sector and civil society. The drafting group prepared the draft report, which was presented at a socialization and validation workshop on 13 June 2018. Comments, amendments and recommendations were incorporated into the document and the final version was submitted to the Government and approved. The Special Rapporteur considers the above process a good example of inclusiveness and participation, in line with the objective to integrate the right to development in the process of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. 29. Cabo Verde has also been participating in the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators and by providing support to the Praia Group on Governance Statistics, tasked with the methodological development of Goal 16 (on peace, justice and strong institutions).18 C. Health 30. Health care was one of the sectors that the Special Rapporteur looked at during his country visit, since it is a sector that, in every country, reflects the benefits and challenges of development. He was informed that the basic health indicators of Cabo Verde have been steadily improving. The infant mortality rate (infants under 1 year old) was 15 per 1,000 live births (13.5 for girls and 16.4 for boys) in 2017, significantly down from the rate of 21.9 per 1,000 live births (24.3 for boys and 17.9 for girls) recorded in 2008. 19 In 2015, the maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births was 42. 20 Immunization coverage up to 2012 was in the 90 per cent range. The national vaccination plan currently includes 10 vaccines free of charge (available in all health facilities in the country). 21 31. Hospital bed density, defined as the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people, was 2.1 in 2010. Since then, health centres aimed at primary and extended care were created in Praia and on São Vicente, the most populous city and island, respectively. The basic package of essential health services, provided free of charge, at the national level (in both urban and rural areas) includes: reproductive health services for both women and men; care 17 18 19 20 21 8 Information in this paragraph is based primarily on SDG Cabo Verde: Voluntary National Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. See https://undg.org/cabo-verde-initiating-the-sdg-implementation-in-a-small-island-developingstate/. See https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN?view=chart. See www.who.int/gho/maternal_health/countries/cpv.pdf?ua=1. CRC/C/CPV/2, para. 97.