B: Access to Health Services by Women 244- As regards access to health services generally by women, one of the strategic axes of the National Gender Policy Document is enhancing access of women to health services especially reproductive health. 245- The Cameroon HSS intends by 2027, to facilitate access of women to medical care through the following actions: - Enhancement of demand for family planning services through the development of interpersonal and mass communication actions on family planning, and consolidation of the involvement of men as partners in the promotion of family planning in particular; and - enhancement of family planning service supply through the extension of integrated service delivery, availability of imputs, consolidation of the technical facilities in health structures in the area of service delivery (training of human resources and provision of equipment) C: Sexual and Reproductive Health (Rec. 17), Article 14 (1) of the Maputo Protocole 1: Strategic framework 246- (Rec.17) The National Strategic Plan for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (2014-2020) was adopted with the major objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality. The expected outcome of the Plan includes increasing use of modern contraceptive methods from 16% to 30% by 2020, screening and treating of cases of obstetric fistula, reducing early pregnancies and improving on the management of infertility. Within the framework of the implementation of the Plan, the Operational Plan for Family Planning in Cameroon (2015-2020) whose general objective is improving on family planning services was also adopted which includes the reduction of the prevalence of early pregnancies in adolescents between 15 and 19 years from 25.2% to 12.5%. 247- Furthermore, in 2014, the National Multi-sector Programme for Combating Maternal and Child Mortality was set up with the aim of reducing maternal mortality which stood at 782 per 100,000 births in 2011 by 29%, infant mortality by 27% and neonatal mortality by 23% by the year 2020. 2: Strengthening the availability of and Accessibility to Reproductive health Services reproductive health services including reduction of maternal mortality (Article 14 (1) (a) and (b)) 248- (Rec. 17) (Article 14 (1) (a) and (b) of the Maputo Protocol Reproductive health facilities were strengthened including the opening of the Hospital Centre for Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproductive Research and Application on 7 May 2016. The hospital is in charge of providing high level health care in endoscopic surgery, human reproduction, including medically assisted procreation, and high risk pregnancy management. By 2016 there were some 13 Adolescent Clinics where youths aged between 10 to 19 years consult on health issues including HIV/AIDS, contraception, management of early pregnancy, baby care, and management of rape. A new maternity was inaugurated on 22 February 2016 at the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala. 249- (Rec. 17) (Article 14 (1) (a) and (b) of the Maputo Protocol A mechanism to reduce the price of childbirth was put in place. This consists of obstetric kits (normal delivery kits and caesarean kits) which contain everything needed for normal delivery or cesarean section 48