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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report and requests it to provide further details on the following points.

Article 7 of the Convention. The Committee recalls that in its previous direct request it noted information sent by the Government on certain aspects of: the adoption of the regulation of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 30 May 1996, concerning medical examinations and the range of prophylactic health care for employees; the launching of the "National programme for the prevention of HIV infections and nursing HIV and AIDS patients" by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; the preparation of a document entitled "Prevention and diagnosis in HIV and AIDS infections"; the publication of a handbook entitled "AIDS - how to reduce the risk of HIV infection in nursing practice"; the organization countrywide of a number of vocational training courses for nurses and midwives.

The Committee previously requested the Government to continue to provide fresh information on any other measures taken in this area. It renews that request and hopes that the Government will continue to provide information in this respect in its next report.

Part V of the report form. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, including statistical information on the strength of the nursing staff and the number of nurses leaving the profession, and to indicate any difficulties met in applying the Convention.