Publications

Maternal Health Thematic Fund: Annual Report 2014

Improving maternal health: Surging towards the 2015 deadline

Number of pages: 75

Publication date: 04 September 2015

Author: UNFPA

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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

20 May 2015
Carleta Eugenio Francisco has reclaimed her life after recovering from an obstetric fistula. She is now a community activist, helping to improve the health of women and girls in her community. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

22 May 2015
Dr. Nazneen Begum and Dr. Ruksana Khanum check on patients at the National Management Centre for Obstetric Fistula. For many women suffering from obstetric fistula, treatment is not enough. Skills training and counselling are essential to overcoming the stigma and isolation related to the condition. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Statement

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

23 May 2015
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Video

High Level Event on CARMMA

April 14, 2015

High level event on CARMMA at the AU Summit

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Outcasts No More: Afghan Women Get Treatment for Obstetric Fistula

September 2, 2013

For 20 years, Basbebe was an outcast within her home. Now her humiliating isolation has ended, thanks to a determined doctor and a new surgery programme supported by UNFPA.

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Burkina Faso: Street interview about the Obstetric Fistula

July 26, 2013

The UNFPA Office in Burkina Faso, with the help of L'Oeil des Jeunes, created a street interview for the first International Day to End Fistula.

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Fistula Song

July 20, 2013
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Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

09 June 2010
From left to right- Sarah Omega, Awatif Altayib, Dr. Nafis Sadik,Laxmi Tamang and Viviana Palacious. Photo: Moises Saman
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Scaling Up the Humanitarian Response for Syrian Refugees

24 June 2012
Syrian refugees receiving supplies in Northern Lebanon. Photo: UNHCR/F. Juez
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