Reducing Maternal Mortality in Africa
This video was prepared for the 2013 Summit of the Campaign to Reduce Maternal Mortality (CARMMA). It discusses the urgency of giving women the right to choose the number and timing of their children, giving them the confidence that they will not die giving life.
The Tuk-Tuk Nurse-Midwife: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Upper Egypt
Tuk-tuks (three-wheeled passenger motor vehicles) are helping midwives reach pregnant women in Egypt.
Supermodel Liya Kebede on Protecting Vulnerable Populations
Liya Kebede, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and founder of The Liya Kebede Foundation, appeared at the UN Secretary-Generals Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis
Trinidad and Tobego: Adolescent Moms Graduate
In many parts of the Caribbean and around the world, teenage pregnancy is on the rise. But help is on the way. In a joint venture with the Government, UNFPA has provided funds to establish nine youth friendly spaces around the country. Here young people can learn about sexuality and social issues information which they cant access anywhere else
PSA: Don't close your eyes, We can end fistula
A new public service announcement stresses the importance of ensuring access to emergency obstetric care & skilled health professionals—especially midwives—to all women to prevent and help ensure treatment for obstetric fistula.
Mobile Clinics Help Burundians Recover From War
Every year, some 1,000 women are diagnosed with obstetric fistula in Burundi. Sylvie Harerimana was living with the condition for eight years
Bolivia: Nurses on the Front Line
Part of the film series "Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Women's Health"
PSA - Every Minute, A Mother is Dying
Every minute of every day, a woman is dying simply by having a baby. Yet, maternal health still receives little attention, funding and political will. Video is produced by students from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena
Afghanistan 2010: Once Upon a Time
This Slide Show was exhibited at the UNFPA Booth during the Women Deliver Conference, held June 7-9th in Washington, DC.