Midwives save lives

South Sudan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. In a country of over 10 million, there are less than 10 fully qualified midwives to help deliver babies. The Juba College of Nursing and Midwifery is looking to change that.
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Leaders pledge to help end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths within a generation

26 September 2014
Munira Sha'ban, a renowned Jordanian midwife, speaks at a high-level UN event on improving the survival of women, newborns and children. Beside her are Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Chinese diplomacy leader Li Xiaolin, and Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals and For Malaria Ray Chambers. Photo credit: Stuart Ramson/UN Foundation
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Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights

01 October 2014
Munira Sha'ban, Jordan's celebrated midwife (centre), with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNFPA Director Dianne Stewart. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

29 August 2014
Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya
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Fistula survivors treated through M-Pesa mobile banking scheme in Tanzania

15 July 2014
<p>Mama Hadija lived with obstetric fistula for over 25 years. But thanks to an innovative programme using the M-Pesa mobile banking system, she was able to undergo successful surgical treatment. <i>Photo credit: Lisa Russell</i> </p>
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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

19 June 2014
Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
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Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns

03 June 2014
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Midwives could cut maternal, newborn deaths by two thirds, says new State of the World’s Midwifery

03 June 2014
<p>When properly trained and supported, midwives could provide nearly 90 per cent of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services needed by women and newborns. Photo credit: <i>Jhpiego/Kate Holt</i> </p>
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Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

30 May 2014
<p>Midwifery students graduate from the new Mogadishu Midwifery School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo credit: <i>UNFPA Somalia</i> </p>
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