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In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones
On the grounds of the Hôpital de Référence Communautaire de l’Asile in the southwest, Désir Murielle rests in a tent steps from hunks of twisted, fissured metal that once was the hospital’s maternity wing with her…
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Female village head in China changes rules to empower women
ANFEITANG, China – Yuan Qing’s father passed away when she was 5 years old. When her mother remarried and moved to another village, Ms. Yuan was raised by her aunt. In their small village in the Anhui Province,…
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Married at 12; a single mother at 16 in Yemen
At 16, Ghada* was illiterate, with no work experience, no job prospects – and the mother of three children.
One of seven children herself, she had been married off at 12 years old by her father, a farm…
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Changing perceptions to end a harmful tradition in northern Iraq
SULAYMANIYAH, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – “Come with me, we need to go to the bakery, my mother told me one morning. That day, I experienced fear, deception and excruciating pain. I was only seven,” Dania* explained…
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Commitment to supporting childbirth amid Afghanistan’s deteriorating security situation
DAIKUNDI, Afghanistan – As the security situation deteriorated in Afghanistan in recent weeks, the delivery of reproductive health services, including safe childbirth, was seriously affected. Najaba, 36, experienced…
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For breast cancer survivors and supporters in Palestine, a chance to come together
When Bahia was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had to contend not only with a frightening disease but also with a social stigma that left her feeling rejected and isolated. “I was bullied by my own community. They…
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Telemedicine connects women in the Brazilian Amazon to remote health services
PARÁ, Brazil – Mainara Andrade tries to be diligent about maintaining her health, but access to a gynaecologist has long been a problem in her community.
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Faith leaders fight child marriage in Zanzibar
STONE TOWN, Zanzibar, Tanzania – Sheikh Is-haka Vuai leads a group of imams in openly opposing child marriage in his community. It is not an easy role, he says.
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Saving the lives of pregnant women amid escalating conflict in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria – “It was the worst experience of our lives, especially after ten years of crisis in Syria,” said Najwa* about her recent life-threatening ordeal, which exemplified how maternal and child health can…
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