In the News

Effort to Help Filipino Women Falters, UN Says

10 December 2013
1
Press Release

Women’s Health Critical for Recovery in Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Says UNFPA Executive Director

16 December 2013
1
News

Volunteers Provide Aid and Hope in Wake of Super Typhoon

12 December 2013
<p style="text-align: right;"> <i>Photo &copy; OCHA</i> </p>
1
In the News

New Life Emerges From Haiyan Wreckage

19 November 2013
1
News

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>
1
Press Release

Medical Teams Start Providing Services for Pregnant Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan

29 November 2013
1
News

Coordinating Humanitarian Relief in the Rubble of Super Typhoon Haiyan

27 November 2013

In the News

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>
1
In the News

Birth Every Two Minutes Strains Typhoon Haiyan Aid Work

19 November 2013
1
In the News

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.

Subscribe to Safe Motherhood