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In Typhoon’s Terrible Wake, Women Continue to Give Birth Bravely

04 December 2013
<p>Mylin, 27, gave birth last week in a tiny makeshift exam room in Palo, a devastated city of 65,000 south of Tacloban. UNFPA has procured a maternity hospital in a container, which is now on its way and due to be set up next week. <i>Photo &copy; William A. Ryan/UNFPA</i> </p>
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Medical Teams Start Providing Services for Pregnant Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan

29 November 2013
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Coordinating Humanitarian Relief in the Rubble of Super Typhoon Haiyan

27 November 2013

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UNFPA Announces Master Plan to Protect Women and Girls in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

23 November 2013
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Birth Every Two Minutes Strains Typhoon Haiyan Aid Work

19 November 2013
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New Report Reviews Key Laws on Women and Girls and Their Impact on Son Preference In India

18 November 2013
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If Childbirth Isn't Hard Enough, Add an Earthquake and a Typhoon

15 November 2013
<p>A pregnant mother overlooks the ruins of Tacloban City after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>

National Public Radio (NPR) – NPR talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA in the Philippines, who is on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the October 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Listen to the complete interview with NPR host Audie Cornish for All Things Considered.

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UNFPA Responds to Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in the Philippines

12 November 2013
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UNFPA Estimates 200,000 Pregnant Women Need Help in Aftermath of Super Typhoon

11 November 2013
Sagalis' husband comforts her after their baby, carried by a relative, was born Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines
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Too Young to Wed: Indian Girls Say No to Child Marriage

14 October 2013
<p>"If I would get married it would not feel good," says Naaku Maayida, 15. "With marriage, children happen, I would have to do the home chores, I would have to fetch water. My parents were illiterate when they had kids." <i>Photo &copy; Stephanie Sinclair/VII/Tooyoungtowed.org</i> </p>
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