News

Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique

20 September 2011
Many couples in Mozambique have large families -- but better knowledge and access to voluntary family planning is helping to reduce the risk to women's health. Photo: UNFPA/Mozambique/Pedro Sa da Bandeira
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Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

20 September 2011
Ethiopiua's ambitious Health Extension Worker Programme is delivering reproductive health choices to women in their communities, including , more options for long-term, voluntary family planning.
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News

Midwives Are Key to Safe Deliveries for Afghani Women

20 September 2011
While access to reproductive and maternal health care is expanding, local custom kept Fereshta, like many women in Afghanistan, from seeking timely emergency obstetric care. Photo:UNFPA/Afghanistan/Zubaida Akbar
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Leaders and Health Ministers Strategize Ways to Improve Community-level Access to Maternal Health

18 September 2011
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High-level Meeting Highlights the Importance of a Secure and Reliable Supply of Contraceptives

07 September 2011
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UNFPA Executive Director Promises More Support for the Women and Youth of Dadaab

02 September 2011
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin listening to some of the new arrivals in Dadaab. Photo: Roar Sorensen.
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Press Release

Somalia: Cholera Puts Mothers and their Children at Risk

19 August 2011
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Heeding the Call: A Tunisian Midwife Becomes a Humanitarian Worker

19 August 2011
When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.
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In the News

Chief of UNFPA Pledges to Strengthen Support for Afghan Maternal, Newborn Health

16 August 2011
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News

Eliminating Maternal Deaths from Unsafe Abortion in Uruguay

18 August 2011
Ana Labandera, midwife in the sexual and reproduction health service of Inciativas Sanitarias during a counseling session . Photo : Iniciatiavas Sanitarias
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