CEDAW/C/PHI/5-6 policies; and advocate for and disseminate information on the health situation of women with a gender and development perspective. b. Reproductive health program. It offers a range of contraceptive methods (modern methods of natural family planning, pills, condom, injections, sterilization) using a reproductive health care approach. It also promotes better nutrition of infants and urges mother-and baby-friendly hospitals to convince mothers to breastfeed their babies from birth to 2 years old. c. Safe motherhood program. It developed and currently implements a comprehensive safe motherhood package that includes quality prenatal, natal and post-natal services, micronutrient supplementation and tetanus toxoid immunization. Post-natal services include gender sensitive counseling on fertility awareness, responsible parenthood, contraceptive use that includes natural family planning method, nutrition, breastfeeding, personal hygiene and child care. d. Breast and cervical cancer prevention campaign. With support from two women’s health programs ([a] and [c], above), the National Cancer Control and Prevention Program launched an aggressive information and advocacy campaign on breast and cervical cancer prevention. It also provided training and logistics support to government hospitals to enable them to deliver quality services to women of reproductive age. It urges women over 30 years old to do regular breast selfexamination and for women over 34 years old to have Pap smear examination every year. e. National AIDS/STD prevention and control program. It has implemented the following activities: continuous assessment of the status of AIDS/STD infection in the country to guide the design of appropriate interventions; information campaign for individuals at risk and for the general population; and strengthening of clinical management. The program was adopted to prevent the spread of AIDS/STD, especially among those working in high-risk entertainment industries, and cushion the psychological impact of the disease on patients, their families and communities. f. National program on the health for older persons. It addresses the health needs of older women and men. In coordination with the social welfare department, the program set up a total of 130 daycare centers for older persons in selected areas of the country. 456. Other programs of the health department and other government agencies that address women’s and girl’s health and nutrition needs include the following: a. Social welfare programs integrating a component on personal and childcare skills development that deal with care of self of females during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, and childbirth, breastfeeding, weaning, detection of breast cancer and common disorders of women; and b. Primary health and nutrition programs that provide continuous information and guidance to women in their pursuit of a healthy life for themselves and their families. 124