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Volunteers Provide Aid and Hope in Wake of Super Typhoon

12 December 2013
<p style="text-align: right;"> <i>Photo &copy; OCHA</i> </p>
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Maternal Health Care Struggles for Survival after Typhoon Haiyan

05 December 2013
<p>Pregnant women who survived the typhoon still face other life-threatening risks. <i>Photo &copy; OCHA/Joey Reyna</i> </p>
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New Life Emerges From Haiyan Wreckage

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

27 November 2013
Press Release

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.

Press Release

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

12 November 2013
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