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For pregnant COVID-19 patients in Egypt, a safe place to deliver

16 July 2020
Mayada Reda holds her healthy newborn son, Mohamed. She was able to safely deliver in a quarantine hospital in Cairo. © UNFPA Egypt/Roger Anis
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Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls

11 July 2020
The global community must show solidarity to survive the pandemic, says UNFPA's Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem.
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Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services

29 June 2020
A midwife speaks about family planning at a family planning "open house" at a health centre in Assahoun, Togo. © UNFPA Togo/Rita Gbodui
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Pregnant indigenous women in Panama face COVID-19 fears, lack of transport

11 June 2020
For some communities, the nearest health centre is two days away. ©UNFPA Panama/Osman Esquivel López
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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up

29 May 2020
A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health services are being rolled back amid funding shortages. © UNFPA Yemen
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Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

22 May 2020
A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens
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In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

22 May 2020
A woman recovers from fistula treatment sugery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula almost entirely preventable; its persistence is a sign of global social injustice. © UNFPA Yemen
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Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

15 May 2020
Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant migrant from Venezuela, has learned how to protect herself from COVID-19. © UNFPA Brazil
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