eradication of yellow fever, smallpox and typhus and the bringing under control of malaria, tuberculosis, pertussis and measles. 279. The Mexican Government considers that the present economic situation must not be an obstacle to progress in extending the right to social security. 280. The National Development Plan 1983-1988 envisages the need to direct efforts toward improving and modernizing the administration of the services, promoting their decentralization and strengthening the systems of planning, information and control.E/1986/3/Add.l3 page 53 281. Programmes have been outlined that envisage action to provide allowances and services in an easily accessible and equitable way and to make better use of installed capacity. 282. Health sector policy has been directed towards achieving an extension of coverage through the expansion of services, with stress on activities of a preventive nature. The provision of at least a modicum of services for the population in the underprivileged areas of town and country, particularly services for maternal and child health, have been considered a priority. 283. In regard to social security, activities have been directed towards providing the insured with complete protection against occupational hazards and with medical care, promoting economic and social benefits, and undertaking various social welfare activities. 284. Programmes involving the whole population are being carried out. They include the application of complete vaccination schedules to the under-fives; the provision of services for the early detection of disease; the giving of advice to all mothers-to-be on the management of pregnancy; the provision of supplementary food for women during pregnancy and lactation and of direct or indirect care during and after childbirth; extension of family planning services to all who request them; the provision of rehabilitation care; the extension of the basic essential services to the underprivileged areas; an increase in the nvimber of people served by potable water supply and sewerage systems.
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the Mexican Government's efforts to improve the health sector, particularly in terms of providing social security, extending coverage, and promoting preventive measures. It also touches on the provision of essential services, such as potable water supply and sewerage systems, which suggests a broader concern for public health and well-being.

**Category**
Health, Employment