to ensure their integration in both the health system and in that of social assistance and continuous intra- and inter-sectoral communication with the exclusion of the limits established per / patient / year.  Creating a specialized structure at national and territorial level, which could be financed both from the NHIC funds and from the funds allocated for the social field, with the direct involvement of the local public administration. It will have a database disaggregated by age, gender, type of disease, etc., providing relevant information on the real needs of the population (children, adults) for palliative care, for the strategic planning of palliative services, including financial, medication and supplies.  Development and support of hospice type institutions, including pediatric ones, according to the international recommendations with the identification of their financing mechanism.  Development and support of a separate pediatric institution / hospital for pediatric palliative care for children with oncological and non-oncological diseases with adequate training of specialized staff, both medical and non-medical.  Revision of the regulatory framework in the field of preservation, record and release of opioid analgesics, to ensure respect for the patient's right to avoid suffering by removing restrictive barriers which prevent access to special regimen medicines. RIGHT TO SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION During 2019, the field of social assistance and protection experienced some positive developments in terms of improving the normative framework and increasing social insurance benefits and social benefits, which corresponds to the principle of progressive realization of social and economic rights, according to international standards. At the same time, despite certain increases, the level of social benefits, correlated to the value of the subsistence minimum, continues to be much below its level. Social services also remain underdeveloped and underfunded by the state, not being able to cover the basic needs of vulnerable people. The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova enshrines this right in the provisions of Article 47: “(1) The State is obliged to take measures so that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing 41