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Myanmar’s “red angel” midwives prepare to bring care to displaced women in Rakhine

28 May 2014
<p>A "red angel" midwife cares for a mother and her newborn in Yangon, Myanmar. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Benny Manser</i> </p>
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In Nigeria, fight against fistula points to problem of early marriage

27 May 2014
A fistula rehabilitation centre in Kano, Nigeria. Photo credit: APANEWS
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In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on

23 May 2014
In her village in Nepal, Pramila Chaurisiya advocates for women to receive treatment for obstetric fistula. Photo credit: UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Statement

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

22 May 2014
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A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

22 May 2014
<p>Sharifa (left) at the Malalai Maternity Hospital talking to the doctor that treated her fistula, Dr. Pashtoon Kohistani. <i>Photo credit: Zainab Hiadary/UNFPA Afghanistan</i> </p>
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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

19 May 2014
<p>Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka</i> </p>
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Tailoring Services to Nigeria’s Young People

14 May 2014
<p>Kori Habib speaks to adolescents at Hello Lagos, a youth centre and health programme in Lagos, Nigeria. <i>Photo credit: APANEWS</i> </p>
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The colour purple, changing the future of Afghan mothers

09 May 2014
<p>From left to right: Aqela, Masooma and Fatima, students at the Community Midwifery School in Kabul. <i>Photo credit: Maria Blanco Lora/UNFPA.</i> </p>
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Caught in crisis, South Sudanese women learn to plan their families

07 May 2014
<p>Mothers listen to a community health worker talk about family planning in the Tomping camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor</i> </p>
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Maternal deaths continue to fall, new data show

06 May 2014
<p>Anik, 16, with her newborn at the General Government Hospital in Tulear, Madagascar. UNFPA provides essential materials to new mothers at the hospital. <i>Photo credit: Magnum Photos/Dominic Nahr</i> </p>
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