ADVISORY COMMISSION ON RAKHINE STATE 41. The Government should increase health capacity by recruiting volunteers – from outside state or country – to ensure appropriate ratio between population and health personnel. 42. The Commission commends the Government for moving forward with the plans to expand and refurbish the Sittwe General Hospital, in line with the Commission’s interim recommendations. The Commission urges the Government to redouble its efforts to overcome remaining administrative hurdles, and urgently move to the implementation phase of the project. It also urges international donors to provide technical and financial support in accordance with needs. 43. The Government should roll out a comprehensive state-wide program to combat malnutrition. 44. The Government of Myanmar should accelerate efforts to implement a comprehensive immunization outreach campaign to cover all populations, regardless of citizenship status, with specific attention to those areas which were under prolonged lock-down. International partners should assist such efforts by providing technical and financial support in accordance with needs. 45. The Government should establish a complaint mechanism to report incidences of corruption, informal payments, exploitation or discriminatory practices in the health sector, and hold perpetrators to account. 46. The Commission reiterates that the Government should expand primary health care services through increased number of mobile health clinics. 44 Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine

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