10. To continue the Nurse, Midwife, Doctors Deployment programs as these
have been found to be effective in ensuring the delivery of much needed
health services in the community level. To recommend that these nurses,
midwives and Doctors be provided plantilla positions in the LGU for more
sustainable human resources management.
11. To immediately issue a policy guidance prohibiting contracts with
provisions that dismiss nurses and midwives due to pregnancy. The
provisions of the Magna Carta of Women prohibit all forms of
discrimination against women.
12. In view of the uneven imposition of the consent requirements regarding
IUD insertion and TBL, for the Department to issue a policy upholding
women’s autonomy over her body, and dismissing the need for the
consent of relatives or spouse. This is in line with GR 24 CEDAW
Committee which requires the State to eliminate barriers to women’s
access to health including third party requirements;
13. To include among its strategies in the implementation of RPRH the
strengthened engagement of men in the RH agenda and engagement with
religious and indigenous leaders; This addresses the complaints raised
on the lack of men’s engagement on RH, and of for cultural and religious
sensitive discussion of RH vis-à-vis women’s right to RH;
14. To review the functionality of the service delivery network and protocols
of referral, and to put in place procedures for accountability to enable
women and health service providers to file complaints and seek
remedies when necessary;
15. To address unethical and unprofessional conduct of health service
providers and government health workers by strengthening training on
medical ethics and administrative accountability of health professionals,
human rights including basic GST, SOGIE, intersectionality and the basic
principles of non-discrimination. To strengthen as well accountability
mechanisms, ensuring accessible information on complaint mechanisms
and assistance.
16. To issue a policy and to provide corresponding budget in order to
address the inadequate or lack of accessibility of health facilities and
services for women with disabilities. While reports have been shared the
training of health workers for sign language, response should be
institutional, and the accessibility should be ensured at all levels and for
all kinds of disability;
17. To ensure that programs for the implementation of RPRH recognize the
specific needs of the marginalized sectors, and ensure the sustained
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