The United Nations Population Fund is formulating a novel "early warning" system to detect cancer among women in Sri Lanka and link it up with government-run women's clinics across the island. The Well Women's Clinics, as the concept is called, were formed in 1996 and started as screening clinics for women over 35 years for diabetes, hypertension, cervical and breast cancer. The government has now sought UNFPA assistance to develop these clinics to provide a more integrated package of services on reproductive health.