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Diamonds are scarce – sexual and reproductive health information shouldn’t be

Nsenga Malu has had nine children since her marriage at age 15. She was not given any information about family planning until her most recent child was born. © UNFPA DRC
  • 14 December 2021
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  • $835 million needed to provide urgent sexual and reproductive health care, supplies in crisis settings

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$835 million needed to provide urgent sexual and reproductive health care, supplies in crisis settings

A midwife in Afghanistan provides maternal health services. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 13 December 2021
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  • Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care

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Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care

Midwifery students at Madagascar's Interregional Training Institute for Paramedics. ©UNFPA Madagascar
  • 06 December 2021
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Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

Number of pages: 56

Publication date: 01 Sep 2021

Author: UNFPA

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  • Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan

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Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan

UNFPA’s midwifery helpline continues to operate, providing uninterrupted life-saving obstetric support to birth attendants facing pregnancy complications and dangerous deliveries. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 28 September 2021
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  • Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

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Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

Tens of thousands of pregnant women are expected to need safe delivery services in quake-affected areas in the coming weeks. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel Lamery Pierre
  • 22 September 2021
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  • At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

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At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

Afghan women are calling for continued support for their health, rights and families. Image courtesy of OCHA.
  • 17 September 2021
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  • Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

Midwifery students learn critical life-saving skills. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 12 August 2021
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  • Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China

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Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China

Dr. Cairen Sangji conducts an antenatal examination for a local Tibetan woman in Yushu, Qinghai Province. Image courtesy of Yushu County Maternal and Child Health Hospital
  • 03 August 2021
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  • Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

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Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

A midwife examines a pregnant woman using the portable ultrasound device. © UNFPA Kenya
  • 15 July 2021
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