In rural Zambia, midwives trained to address birth complications provide quality maternal care
The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Health Systems Strengthening and Social Accountability in Zambia trains midwives as part of efforts reduce neonatal and maternal deaths in the country’s Central and Western provinces.
With United Kingdom funding, UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme supports better health for women, children and adolescents in Zambia
Launched in 2017, the Joint Programme strengthens health systems in Zambia’s Central and Western provinces to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health with an emphasis on equitable, quality services.
Getting Muna back on her feet
After a lifetime of violence and abuse, Muna Hadad found refuge in a woman’s shelter supported by the Hemayati Joint Programme implemented by UN Women with UNICEF and UNFPA. Today, she is safe, independent and a working mother.
When health workers harm: the medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt
“About 75 per cent of female genital mutilation in the country is performed by doctors,” said Dr. Ayman Sadek, an expert on the subject.
5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls
Girls and women who undergo FGM face a range of serious health risks – from potentially fatal bleeding to childbirth complications to long-term psychological problems.