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Free transport helps pregnant women in Madagascar safely deliver amid COVID-19 lockdown

08 May 2020
Aina attends a prenatal consultation with midwife Bakoly Rasoamanontany at Itaosy District Hospital of Reference. © UNFPA Madagascar/Hantanirina Andremanisa
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In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear

14 May 2020
When Maisarjaha Khatun went into labour, her family spent hours trying to find transport to emergency obstetric care. Image courtesy of Jiyaul Hak
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COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up

08 May 2020
A woman and her newborn at a UNFPA-supported health centre. More than 100 health facilities are at risk of closing. © UNFPA Yemen
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Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

May 4, 2020

With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow

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Midwives lost to COVID-19

May 4, 2020

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

May 4, 2020
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Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

04 May 2020
The pandemic has introduced danger and uncertainty to the start of motherhood. Clockwise from top left: © UNFPA DRC, © China Maternal and Child Health Association, © Ethiopian Midwives Association, © UNFPA Honduras, © ZHIAN health organization, © Vojislav Gushevski, © UNFPA Albania
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This brief covers UNFPA's work on addressing non-communicable diseases, primarily the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and giving attention to adolescent and maternal health.

This brief comes as part of UNFPA's membership on the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

16 April 2020
Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria
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