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USAID and UNFPA collaborate on Supply Chain

18 Dec 2014
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Family planning fair dispels rumours, empowers women

21 July 2015
Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO
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“Hosting a bigger family”: Displaced Iraqis come together for Ramadan

16 July 2015
Displaced families share an Iftar meal at the women's centre in Saad Camp. © UNFPA/Eman Al Qoloub WCC /Rusul Abdul Kareem
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Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

14 July 2015
Belaynesh Sema and her newborn, Gize Melak, at the Finote Selam District Hospital after an emergency Caesarean section delivery. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene
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Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh

06 July 2015
Mousomi Rani and her baby, Joni, receive post-natal care at the local clinic. Health staff are working to help community members abandon harmful practices and embrace modern maternal care. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Ebola prompts efforts to boost condom use in Liberia

01 July 2015
Condoms are critical for preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and – in Ebola-affected countries like Liberia – the Ebola virus. © UNFPA/Nordic Office
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Thoraya Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre honoured with UN Population Award

26 June 2015
Children play football at a low-cost informal school in Nairobi. Research by APHRC has helped the Government of Kenya develop policies on school access. © African Population and Health Research Centre
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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees

25 June 2015
Too many refugees lack access to adequate health care. Isra'a lost her newborn son when she could not pay for neonatal care. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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