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Bringing lifesaving reproductive health care to remote Mozambique

27 April 2015
Constangelina Basílio with her son, Magalhães. Ms. Basílio nearly died while giving birth to Magalhães. She now works as a community health activist. © UNFPA/Amancio Vilankulos
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Tens of thousands of pregnant women affected by Nepal quake

27 April 2015
A mother tends to a child injured in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal. UNFPA’s initial estimates indicate over 50,000 pregnant women and girls could be affected. © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1013/Nybo
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Up a tree and eight months pregnant: A woman’s ordeal in the Malawi floods

23 April 2015
Alimanda holds her two-week old daughter in the Marka Camp in Malawi. During the floods, she and her children were rescued from a tree. Six weeks later, she gave birth on her way to a health centre. © UNFPA/Jayne Chisenga
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3,000th baby born at UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp

20 April 2015
Baby Obada was the 3,000th safe delivery at a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari, the sprawling refugee camp in Syria. © JHAS/UNFPA
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Putting human rights at the heart of reproductive health

17 April 2015
A new mother attends a culturally sensitive counselling session at the Jose Domingo De Obaldia Hospital in David, Panama. © UNFPA/Guadalupe Valdes
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Religious leaders pledge to fight maternal mortality in Kenya

02 April 2015
A woman with her infant in Wajir, Kenya. Religious leaders have committed to work towards ending preventable maternal deaths in the 15 counties with the highest maternal mortality rates. © UNFPA Kenya
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Meeting reproductive health needs in the wake of Cyclone Pam

01 April 2015
Women wait for reproductive health services in Fresh Wind Ohlem, outside Port Vila, Vanuatu. The turnout was more than twice what outreach workers expected. © UNFPA/Ariela Zibiah
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As Syrian crisis drags into fifth year, pregnant women caught in the middle

31 March 2015
A mother and her newborn in Syria. UNFPA estimates half a million women in Syria are pregnant and affected by the crisis, which is entering its fifth year. © UNFPA Syria
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Going the last mile to provide family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

03 March 2015
Laipong and Tongdam Kongwan receive family planning information and services from Bounthone Kongphongma, a community health volunteer, in the remote village of Lao Luang. © UNFPA/Micka Perier
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