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In Mogadishu, Nothing Is Simple

05 January 2012
"Lack of equipment is endemic in this area ofthe country, there is nothing," said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, director of the Somalia Medina hospital in the capital. Photo: Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos
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News

UNFPA 2011 Maternal Health Highlights

05 January 2012
A mother and her family wait while her baby is checked by a doctor in the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Somaliland.Photo: Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos
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News

UNFPA Gives Ambulances and Other Equipment to Senegal

23 December 2011
UNFPA ave $1.5 million in medical equipment to Senegal in December 2011, including 10 ambulances, shown here in front of the presidential palace in Dakar.
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News

Rapping for Reproductive Health in Yemen

30 December 2011
A new Yemeni rap song by two young men, features lyrics about reproductive health and rights.
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In the News

ABC '20/20' Special on Maternal Health: Donate Now!

16 December 2011
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News

Dial 555 for Help on Fistula

12 December 2011
Community sensitization also takes place in slums through performences by the Jambo Drama Group in Freetown, the capital. Photo by Bernadette Ettl
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Opinion

UNFPA Chief Speaks About HIV, Maternal Health and Leadership

09 December 2011
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News

Landmark Action on Midwifery

07 December 2011
Swaziland - A midwife listening to the foetal heart rate. Photo@UNFPA
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News

A Song for Cameroon

07 December 2011
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News

Worldwide Focus on Family Planning Begins at West African Forum

30 November 2011
The family planning conference in Senegal is meant to address, among other issues, the needs of young mothers like this one, shown at a clinic in the countryside. Photo: Joe Penney
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