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In Typhoon’s Terrible Wake, Women Continue to Give Birth Bravely

04 December 2013
<p>Mylin, 27, gave birth last week in a tiny makeshift exam room in Palo, a devastated city of 65,000 south of Tacloban. UNFPA has procured a maternity hospital in a container, which is now on its way and due to be set up next week. <i>Photo &copy; William A. Ryan/UNFPA</i> </p>
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Medical Teams Start Providing Services for Pregnant Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan

29 November 2013
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Coordinating Humanitarian Relief in the Rubble of Super Typhoon Haiyan

27 November 2013
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Saving Mothers' and Babies' Lives in Democratic Republic of the Congo

20 November 2013
<i>Photo:</i> <i> <span>&copy;</span> Sven Torfinn/Panos/H4+</i>
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Birth Every Two Minutes Strains Typhoon Haiyan Aid Work

19 November 2013
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If Childbirth Isn't Hard Enough, Add an Earthquake and a Typhoon

15 November 2013
<p>A pregnant mother overlooks the ruins of Tacloban City after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>

National Public Radio (NPR) – NPR talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA in the Philippines, who is on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the October 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Listen to the complete interview with NPR host Audie Cornish for All Things Considered.

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World Bank Group, UNFPA, Pledge to Improve Maternal and Reproductive Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Africa’s Sahel Region

11 November 2013
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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

06 November 2013
Classes have begun at the new National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince, housed in a new earthquake-resistant building following the devastating quake that hit Haiti in January 2010. UNFPA
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State of World Population 2013 Launches Worldwide

31 October 2013
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More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report

30 October 2013
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