6. The LGUs shall: a. Promulgate and implement gender-responsive, rights-basedand culture sensitive local ordinances and policies that promote the comprehensive health ofgirls, adolescents, women and elderly women,such as a GAD Code and/or Reproductive Health Code; b. Formulate a health human resource development plan that will ensure the following: i. Sufficient numberofskilled health professionals to attendtoall deliveries; and ii. Availability of qualified and capable health service providers, to include coordination with the academe, a human resource deployment program to meet LGU needs; c. Develop health programsthat i. Encourage constituents to access and demandservices for womenandgirls; ii. Involve womenandgirls in planning health programsandin decision-making; iii. Allocate budgetor resources for implementing programs for womenandgirls in the local level; iv. Monitor progress of programs for womenandgirls through implementation review andresearch; and v. Enhance parent effectiveness services and programsto include continuing education on genderbased violence such as domestic violence, rape, incest, prostitution,trafficking and other forms of violence against womenandgirls in every barangay; d. Coordinate with DOHin the organization ofinterlocal health zonesfor the purpose of ensuringthe provision of health services for neighboring communities; e. Strengthenthe local health board to respondto the health needs ofgirls, female adolescents, women and womenseniorcitizens; f. Develop/design an award system to encourage excellent performance in the promotion and implementation of women's health programs; g. Organize communities with the private sector to implement health programsfor womenandgirls; and h. Continue dialoguesto clarify implementation of lawsin relation to pregnancythat endangersthelife of the mother. 7. NGOs are encouragedto: a. Strengthen advocacyfor the promotionof the right to health of women; b. Conduct appropriate researchthat caninform health policies and programs; c. Participate in the formulation of health policies and programs whicharecultureand gender-sensitive, gender-responsive, accessible, and affordable by national governmentagencies; d. Assist local governmentunits in the implementation of health programs; e. Prepare culture- and gender-sensitive training modules and corresponding trainings for LGUofficials and health personnel; and conduct 63