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Free transport helps pregnant women in Madagascar safely deliver amid COVID-19 lockdown
08 May 2020News
In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear
14 May 2020News
COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up
08 May 2020Global Call to Action: Protecting Midwives to Sustain Care for Women, Newborns and their Families in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource date: 05 May 2020
Author: ICM
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Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic
May 4, 2020With 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, 2020This 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, 2020News
Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world
04 May 2020Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases
Resource date: 30 September 2019
Author: UNFPA
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.