V. strategies and programmes aimed at combatting maternal and child mortality rates resulting in the increased provision of anti-natal care from 31% in 2009/10 to 97.4% in 2012/13; VI. Vll. enactment of laws against human trafficking in particular the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 2013; various programmes developed to ensure that trafficked victims have access to protective services by accrediting 13 multi-purpose shelters in 2011, to host trafficked victims and trained personnel to assist trafficked victims; Vlll. measures taken in dealing with the challenges associated with forced labour, sex trafficking, and domestic servitude faced by men, women, and children; IX. launch of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Campaign in March 2014, protecting women against cervical cancer; X. awareness raising campaigns on the rights of widows provided by the National Widowed Women's Forum; XI. provision of sanitary dignity towels for all the vulnerable members of society in need ofsuch products through an integrated programme which promotes women's economic empowerment initiatives on manufacturing and distribution of sanitary pads; Xll. enactment of legal frameworks, establishment of institutional mechanisms and implementation of programmes ensuring gender is mainstreamed at all levels of government; xm. adoption of the National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Framework Strategy which seeks to provide an integrated action guide on adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights, as well as, increased access to information and services on sexual and reproduction health; XIV. existence of legal frameworks such as the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act 2008, allowing for termination of pregnancy only by a medical practitioner; XV. development of the Home Community-Based Care (HCBC) Programme to build a protective and caring environment for vulnerable children aimed at providing comprehensive care and support at community level and keeping children within their families and communities; XVI. decrease in the infant mortality rate from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2009, to 30 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011; XV11. xvm. promotion and support of breastfeeding with an aim to secure the health of infants and prevent under-nutrition; and immunisation programmes aimed at protecting children against vaccinepreventable diseases, such as measles, TB, cholera and pertussis, the expansion and strengthening of school health services and establishment of district clinical specialist teams to prevent disease and child death. 10 | P a g e