Global Consultation on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Number of pages: 112
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
South Asia Conference for the Prevention and Treatment of Obstetric Fistula
9-11 December 2003 • Dhaka, Bangladesh
Number of pages: 24
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Author: UNFPA
Saving Mothers’ Lives
The Challenge Continues
Number of pages: 8
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Author: UNFPA
More than half a million women die each year as a result of pregnancy-related complications. This brochure describes UNFPA's three-part strategy to prevent this tragic loss and some of the progress that is occurring in countries around the world. Improving maternal health is one of the eight internationally agreed on Millennium Development Goals and a top priority for UNFPA.
HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding
A review of available evidence
Number of pages: 33
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Author: WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA
Publisher: WHO
HIV Prevention in Maternal Health Services
Training Guide
Number of pages: 23
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Author: UNFPA, EngenderHealth
Publisher: UNFPA, EngenderHealth
HIV Prevention in Maternal Health Services
Programming Guide
Number of pages: 23
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Author: UNFPA, EngenderHealth
Maternal and Neonatal Health in East and South-East Asia
Number of pages: 37
Publication date: 01 January 2006
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
This publication gives an overview of the situation of maternal and newborn health in the East and South East Asia region, with a focus on progress and the interventions needed to save women's and newborn's lives. There is now a clear evidence base of the priority interventions in maternal and newborn health which need to be in place to avert maternal and neonatal mortality in countries with limited resources.