News

In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear

14 May 2020
When Maisarjaha Khatun went into labour, her family spent hours trying to find transport to emergency obstetric care. Image courtesy of Jiyaul Hak
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Updates

Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan

13 May 2020
UNFPA-trained midwives are helping prevent COVID-19 infection and to deliver babies in Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty
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Video

Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

May 4, 2020

With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow

Statement

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

05 May 2020
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Video

Midwives lost to COVID-19

May 4, 2020

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Video

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

May 4, 2020
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News

Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

04 May 2020
The pandemic has introduced danger and uncertainty to the start of motherhood. Clockwise from top left: © UNFPA DRC, © China Maternal and Child Health Association, © Ethiopian Midwives Association, © UNFPA Honduras, © ZHIAN health organization, © Vojislav Gushevski, © UNFPA Albania
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News

Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic

28 April 2020
Outreach workers in Syria are worried about the vulnerability of women and girls under curfew. © UNFPA Syria
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Resources

Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases

Resource date: 30 September 2019

Author: UNFPA

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This brief covers UNFPA's work on addressing non-communicable diseases, primarily the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and giving attention to adolescent and maternal health.

This brief comes as part of UNFPA's membership on the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

News

Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

14 April 2020
“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association
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