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“I have never seen so many pregnant women in this situation”: Survivors of Tropical Cyclone Freddy face Mozambique’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades
ZAMBEZIA PROVINCE, Mozambique – Tropical Cyclone Freddy and widespread flooding have swept through Mozambique, killing 183 people and leaving more than 640,000 homeless. Making matters worse, in the aftermath of the…
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Population bomb, bust – or boon? New UNFPA report debunks 8 myths about a world of 8 billion
UNITED NATIONS, New York – On 15 November 2022, the world’s population reached a landmark 8 billion people. It’s a staggering number – but what does it mean? What are the implications for the lives, rights, health and…
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Young mothers in Malawi find a space safe from Tropical Storm Freddy’s catastrophic consequences
NSANJE, Malawi – “We are sleeping in the cold,” says 19-year-old Mirriam Karilito, who is seven months pregnant. “And when the rains come, it’s worse.”
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Births don’t stop during a crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar
MANAKARA, Madagascar – “We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... But we didn't know it was going to be today.” Georgette, a 26-year-old mother from Manakara in Madagascar, went into…
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Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022
KIGOMA, United Republic of Tanzania — Last year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of them died due to pregnancy or childbirth.
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Six UNFPA programmes around the world ensuring “health for all” in a world of 8 billion
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Today marks the first World Health Day that humanity will celebrate as 8 billion.
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“I know how to listen”: Midwives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo use groundbreaking new birth model to care for pregnant survivors of sexual violence
BUKAVU, The Democratic Republic of the Congo – When 16-year-old Esther* arrived at the Panzi hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, doctors confirmed her worst fear: She was pregnant.
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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen
DHAMAR, Yemen – “If we get some food, we first let our children eat.” Zahra, 30, is a mother of four from the village of Wusab Al Safil in Yemen’s Dhamar Governorate.
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Ensuring critical maternal health services after cyclone Freddy wreaks havoc in Malawi
NSANJE, Malawi – Ruth Zuze was nervous. Her local disaster management committee, in the Makanga village, was broadcasting alerts about a ferocious cyclone barrelling towards Malawi’s southern coast.
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