States shall place special emphasis on the provision of primary and preventive health care, public health education and the reduction of infant mortality. They shall encourage international co-operation in this regard and strive to see that no child is deprived of access to effective health services. A child who is placed by the State for reasons of care, protection or treatment is entitled to have that placement evaluated regularly. The child has the right to benefit from social security including social insurance. Standard of living Every child has the right to a standard of living adequate for his or her physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.
Parents have the primary responsibility to ensure that the child has an adequate standard of living.
The State's duty is to ensure that this responsibility can be fulfilled, and is. State responsibility can include material assistance to parents and their children. The child has a right to education, and the State's duty is to ensure that primary education is free and compulsory, to encourage different forms of secondary education accessible to every child and to make higher education available to all on the basis of capacity. School discipline shall be consistent with the child's rights and dignity. The State shall engage in international co- operation to implement this right.