CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 62 254. Notwithstanding these developments, there are issues and concerns which are still to be addressed. Among others, these are as follows: (a) The low level of gender consciousness of policy makers, legislators, local government executives and programme managers on women's health needs and concerns; (b) Non-implementation of the "Magna Carta for Health Workers" in some devolved localities; (c) Inadequate benefits for community health outreach volunteers, who are mostly women; (d) Need to strengthen the gender and development focal point at the national level and to set up focal points at the subnational level for top-level management/programme/implementors and project managers; (e) Need to continuously address the leading causes of women's mortality and morbidity; (f) Poor nutritional levels among women, pregnant and lactating; (g) Inadequate access to medical attendance during childbirth; (h) Reproductive health-related infections among women; (i) Multiple burden of women that makes them vulnerable to disease and disabilities; (j) (k) and men; (i) Family planning practice is low; Low level of nutritional literacy and functional health among women Lack of information on environmental/occupational health hazards; (j) Inadequate health-care delivery system for some programmes in other areas, at the beneficiary level. X. ARTICLE 13 Equal access in other aspects of economic and social life, particularly family benefits, financial credit and recreation, sports and cultural opportunities 255. The figures are staggering. In 1991, about 39.2 per cent of Filipino households were living below the poverty line. Considering that the primary responsibility of stretching the family budget to feed and clothe the children rests on the shoulders of Filipino women, saying that they have been suffering so much is an understatement. Their situation is exacerbated by the poor and inadequate basic services and facilities. In these circumstances, recreation, /...