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Health experts call for renewed focus on maternal, child deaths

27 October 2015
Preventable maternal and newborn deaths continue to plague much of the world. Women and their newborns wait for care at a UNFPA-supported health centre in Haiti. © Jared Chambers
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In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

16 September 2015
Midwife Chanduong Rotha speaks to So Pumngea about family planning at the Orrusei Health Center in Kratie Province. Ms. So says family planning is an important way to help her family emerge from poverty. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Women’s football defies stereotypes, inspires change in Cameroon

15 September 2015
Monique (top row, fourth from left), 18, and her teammates are challenging expectations in their conservative community. © UNFPA
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