workplace and in the community to make opportunities to participate in
sport, physical activity and recreation available to girls and women
of all ages on the same basis as they are made available to men and
boys;
(g)
Recognize the specific needs of adolescents and implement specific
appropriate programmes, such as education and information on sexual
and reproductive health issues and on sexually transmitted diseases,
including HIV/AIDS, taking into account the rights of the child and
the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents as stated in
paragraph 107 (e) above;
(h)
Develop policies that reduce the disproportionate and increasing
burden on women who have multiple roles within the family and the
community by providing them with adequate support and programmes from
health and social services;
(i)
Adopt regulations to ensure that the working conditions, including
remuneration and promotion of women at all levels of the health
system, are non-discriminatory and meet fair and professional
standards to enable them to work effectively;
(j)
Ensure that health and nutritional information and training form an
integral part of all adult literacy programmes and school curricula
from the primary level;
(k)
Develop and undertake media campaigns and information and educational
programmes that inform women and girls of the health and related risks
of substance abuse and addiction and pursue strategies and programmes
that discourage substance abuse and addiction and promote
rehabilitation and recovery;
(l)
Devise and implement comprehensive and coherent programmes for the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, a condition that
predominantly affects women;
(m)
Establish and/or strengthen programmes and services, including media
campaigns, that address the prevention, early detection and treatment
of breast, cervical and other cancers of the reproductive system;
(n)
Reduce environmental hazards that pose a growing threat to health,
especially in poor regions and communities; apply a precautionary
approach, as agreed to in the Rio Declaration on Environment and
Development, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development, 18/ and include reporting on women’s health risks
related to the environment in monitoring the implementation of
Agenda 21; 19/
(o)
Create awareness among women, health professionals, policy makers and
the general public about the serious but preventable health hazards
stemming from tobacco consumption and the need for regulatory and
education measures to reduce smoking as important health promotion and
disease prevention activities;
(p)
Ensure that medical school curricula and other health-care training
include gender-sensitive, comprehensive and mandatory courses on
women’s health;
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