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Conditions remain harsh for Nepal quake survivors

18 May 2015
Women gather for a distribution of dignity kits in Sindhupalchowk District. © UNFPA/Rajat Ray
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Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed

15 May 2015
A health worker examines a newborn just delivered by Caesaean section. © UNFPA Cameroon
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Good morning, Chad: Radio breaks down barriers to sexual and reproductive health

13 May 2015
UNFPA maternal health expert Olivier Moalloum is interviewed by Radio Tob, in Mandoul Region, Chad. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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Now Ebola-free, Liberia’s maternal health needs take centre stage

11 May 2015
A woman and her baby rest at a UNFPA-supported health facility in Liberia. © UNFPA Liberia
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Banishing Ethiopia's 'Mother Stealer'

08 May 2015
Fasika Maru, a midwife, examines Anguach Abebaw at the Ambesame Health Centre. Ms. Anguach is in labour, but her foetus is in a dangerous position. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene
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Hundreds freed from Boko Haram require medical care, counselling

06 May 2015
This family has lost two children to abductions by Boko Haram – an 18-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. Their home was also burned to the ground by the insurgents. They are now living in a displacement camp in Adamawa State. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0636/Rich
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Reaching quake-affected pregnant women in Nepal

05 May 2015
Sabina Dauwar, 17, is living in a tent after her home was flattened by the earthquake in Rampur Village, Kavre District. She is three months pregnant. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Midwives could help avert millions of maternal and newborn deaths

04 May 2015
Abissdoum Charlotte, 26, with her 7-week-old triplets, Morouta, Nasifaté and Nasif. She is receiving post-natal and newborn care at the Cooperative Clinic of Sikecoudji, in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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Student midwives prepare to save lives in rural Bangladesh

01 May 2015
Midwifery student Selina Akter plays the role of a mother as students practice post-natal care at the Dinajpur Nursing Institute in northern Bangladesh. © Nicolas Axelrod / Ruom for UNFPA
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New estimates show 126,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal quake

29 April 2015
Earthquake survivors survey the damage in Bungmati, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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