60 i RtGHT TO HEALTH of law, public health and social sciences as well as health NGOs and relevant government agencies. Such networks may be established and supported in countries of the South East Asia Region to serve national and regional public health needs. 2) Recommendations on Access to Health Care: Decentralisation of authority in health care systems of the country, through Panchayati Raj and other local institutions, by devolution of appropriate financial, administrative and supervisory powers and implementation of all relevant national programmes of Ministries/Departments of Health, Family Welfare, Women and Child Development, Social Justice and Empowerment. Standardisation and quality-assurance in the training of the various cadres of health care personnel. Effective linkage of the primary, secondary and tertiary systems for dependable delivery of essential health care (acute as well as chronic). Regulation of irrational or unethical medical practice in the public and private health care sectors of the country, through the development of guidelines for use of drugs, diagnostics and therapeutic procedures, with a regulatory framework for monitoring and enforcement. Availability of quality life saving drugs to the population. There should be a price control policy for essential drugs, including all patented drugs, with the prices linked to purchasing capacity of the population. 3) Recommendations on Tobacco Control: All States should be addressed to take steps for passing resolutions for adopting provisions relating to control of all other tobacco products (other than cigarettes) which are presently in the State list. As of now, only four States have passed such resolutions. A comprehensive nation^ tobacco policy should be evolved at the highest level in consultation with all the stakeholders in Public Health. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION