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Date Posted: 02:25:53 07/12/12 Thu
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Subject: July 12, 2012 news

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RH bill to address plight of mothers
By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star) Updated July 12, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (22) View comments

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Pia Cayetano believes the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill would give priority to the plight and burden of Filipino mothers.

In a statement on World Population Day yesterday, Cayetano said this year’s theme of “Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services” emphasizes the need for an RH law to help bring down the number of maternal deaths.

“On World Population Day, let’s prioritize the plight and burden of Filipino mothers,” she said.

“They are the ones who risk their life to bear new life, carry the primary burden of ensuring the health, education and welfare of their children, and balance the family’s meager resources to survive from day-to-day.”

Cayetano said the situation of Filipino mothers has gone from bad to worse over the past few years as indicated in the rise of maternal deaths.

“This should be reason compelling enough for any fair-minded legislator to support the enactment of the RH bill, which would allow mothers universal access to reproductive health services of the government,” she said.

“As more and more of our colleagues are enlightened on the importance and urgency of implementing a national reproductive health policy, we expect the RH bill to finally hurdle the obstacles and see passage soon after Congress reopens its session.”

Cayetano said the RH bill would prevent more maternal deaths by expanding access to the following services: natural and artificial family planning services to allow mothers to plan and space their pregnancies; prenatal care to ensure the mother’s health and nutrition, and allow for early detection of complications; safe and modern birthing facilities manned by health professionals to ensure safe deliveries; and postpartum services to monitor and address complications after delivery.

“Based on the FHS, prevalence in the use of modern contraceptives is much lower for married women belonging to poor households compared to those belonging to non-poor households,” she said.

Cayetano said a disparity exists in the use of contraceptives between married women with little or no education and those with higher levels of education.

“What these figures prove is that clearly, there’s a very huge unmet need for reproductive health services for women in general, but more so, for those who come from the poorest families and those who are less educated,” she said.

“There clearly is an urgent material need for an RH Law, but its hard-line critics refuse to see the reality. They refuse to lift a finger to help alleviate the condition of Filipino mothers despite the alarming rise in maternal deaths. It’s high time we end this vicious cycle where mothers are callously denied access to reproductive health services, which is their right and need. It’s high time to pass the RH bill.”

Cayetano and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago are the principal authors of the RH bill.

It would be considered for approval on second reading when Congress resumes session later this month.



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World’s ageing population a boon for overseas workers

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The International Labor Organization (ILO) yesterday said an ageing population, especially in developed countries, could result in the need for more qualified migrant workers.

In a statement, the ILO said the ageing population creates a huge jobs mismatch problem in many countries, which would then open up opportunities for better trained and better matched migrant workers.

“Growing international flows of migrant workers can contribute to easing the shortfall in some countries,” ILO said.

It explained that this is because of the presence of a younger population in less-developed countries that may have the right skills at the right time for the jobs available such as those affected by technological change and innovation.

“As the working age population declines, the pace of technological change and innovation grows, and emerging markets become more competitive and need to attract talent… when the pool of available skills is large, businesses fail to find the talent they need because of a mismatch in skills supply and demand,” ILO said.

It added that currently, some one-third of employers in developed countries are already experiencing difficulties in filling job positions, because they can’t find candidates with the necessary skills.

Citing data from the UN World Population Prospects, the ILO said the proportion of the population aged 60 years and over will rise in the more developed regions from 22 percent in 2010 to 33 percent in 2050, and in the less developed regions from 9 percent to 20 percent.

The ILO then urged several countries to put priority in addressing the skills mismatch problems by making education and training more responsive to technological change, environmental and climate change challenges, trade and competitiveness.

“In many cases, the curriculum and the structure of training provision have to be thoroughly revised, and trainers need to be re-trained to make skills programs relevant to today’s and tomorrow’s world of work,” ILO said. – Gerard Naval

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