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Among Syrian refugees, dispelling myths about contraceptives

03 January 2018
Dr. Hiba Al-Mallah gives family planning counselling to Syrian refugees. She says there are many misconceptions about contraception. © UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert
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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

05 September 2017
Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Contraceptives reach rural women through pioneering system

31 July 2017
Midwife Nan Win Phyu at the Nam Khoke Rural Health Centre uses a family planning wheel to explain contraceptive options. © UNFPA Myanmar/Si Thu Soe Moe
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Sexuality education offers life-saving lessons to Zambia’s young people

13 April 2017
Education is helping young people combat Zambia's high rates of teen pregnancy and HIV. © UNFPA Zambia/Helene Christensen
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From teen mother to mentor in the Comoros

25 January 2017
After Jiminie Moussa became pregnant at 16, she was abandoned by her parents and boyfriend. © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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For busy garment workers in Lesotho, health care comes on wheels

18 October 2016
’Mantina Mphohle receiving health services inside a new mobile clinic, near the factory where she works. © UNFPA Lesotho
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Organizations raise alarm over “global contraceptive crisis”

26 September 2016
Nurse adviser Clementine Denagmi offers family planning counseling at a clinic run by the Benin Family Planning Association in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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