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Displaced Iraqi health workers empowered to serve community
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Reproductive health care critical for pregnant women affected by Typhoon Hagupit
09 December 2014Adding It Up 2014: Sub-Saharan Africa Fact Sheet
Resource date: 2014
Author: UNFPA, Guttmacher Institute
Publisher: UNFPA, Guttmacher Institute
Each year, 183,000 women die in Sub-Saharan Africa from pregnancy-related causes, and 1.2 million newborns die in the first month of life. Most of these deaths could be prevented with adequate medical care.
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Adding It Up 2014: Latin America and Caribbean Fact Sheet
Resource date: 2014
Author: In Latin America and the Caribbean, 62 per cent of women aged 15-49 want to avoid a pregnancy. However, 22 per cent of these women—23 million in 2014—are not using an effective contraceptive method.
Publisher: In Latin America and the Caribbean, 62 per cent of women aged 15-49 want to avoid a pregnancy. However, 22 per cent of these women—23 million in 2014—are not using an effective contraceptive method.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 62 per cent of women aged 15-49 want to avoid a pregnancy. However, 22 per cent of these women—23 million in 2014—are not using an effective contraceptive method.
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Adding It Up 2014: Global Fact Sheet
Resource date: 2014
Author: UNFPA, Guttmacher Institute
Publisher: UNFPA, Guttmacher Institute
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Prioritizing sexual and reproductive health will save millions of lives, says new report
04 December 2014Incomes and better health for Laotian women
Author: UNFPA