News

World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

10 July 2015

Sarita Tamang, 25, was nine months pregnant when her house collapsed around here. Women like Ms. Tamang have specific health needs that can be overlooked in emergencies. © UNFPA Nepal

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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees

25 June 2015

Too many refugees lack access to adequate health care. Isra'a lost her newborn son when she could not pay for neonatal care. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

Resources

Breaking the Silence

Resource date: 25 June 2015

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

22 June 2015

Senior midwife Yan Yan Phearen gives an antenatal exam to Net Pheak at the Waiting House for Pregnant Women with Complications, in Kratie, Cambodia. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care

19 June 2015

Altanchimeg, a midwife, delivers a baby in Ulaanbataar, the capital. She provides expert advice to provincial hospitals around Mongolia through the Telemedicine Network. © UNFPA Mongolia/Tim Jenkins

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Male midwife champions safe motherhood for South Sudan refugees

17 June 2015

Midwife Chris Kwikiriza gives a dignity kit, containing hygiene supplies, to a mother and her newborn at Biira Health Centre, near the Boroli refugee settlement. Despite widespread reluctance to use health facilities and male midwives, Mr. Kwikirize has become one of the most trusted midwives in the area. © UNFPA/Evelyn Kiapi

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Relief workers in Nepal race to beat monsoon rains

15 June 2015

Nangsal Tamang, Kalpana Tamang, and Dawa Deki Tamang, all from Hakku Village, receive care at a mobile reproductive health camp in Rasuwa District. © UNFPA Nepal

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Safe birth for Burundi refugees in Rwanda

11 June 2015

Midwife Philomene Nyirahabiyaremye (left) attends to Evelyne Kamurera (centre) and Chantal Uwamahoro (right) and their newborns in the maternity ward at Mahama Refugee Camp. She assists at least three deliveries every day. © UNFPA Rwanda/David Ssekyanzi

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Mobile camps bring life-saving care to Nepal's quake-affected

02 June 2015

Resources

UNFPA's Nepal earthquake response

Resource date: 30 September 2015

Author: UNFPA

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