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With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia

27 April 2019
Fikre Molla was happy to receive professional care before, during and after childbirth, without having to forgo traditions. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Case Studies on Strengthening Midwifery Services to Avert Maternal and Newborn Deaths

Number of pages: 20

Publication date: 01 February 2019

Author: UNFPA

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These three midwifery case studies from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and South Sudan document the significant catalytic impact the Maternal Health Thematic Fund has had in comprehensively strengthening midwifery education, associations, regulations and policy in an integrated manner.

This has generated additional national and donor interest and commitment, thereby bringing financial stability and sustainability. It is also influencing national scale-up of midwifery programmes in several countries.

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Joint operation rescues hundreds from Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique

30 April 2019
The firefighters were deployed a month ago by the Government of Brazil to help victims of Cyclone Idai. Image courtesy of Bombeiros do Brasil
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Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

29 April 2019
Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria
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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

10 April 2019
Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa
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“Crossing the river” to a safe delivery in rural Cambodia

29 March 2019
Bora safely gave birth, but she faced complications after the delivery. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen
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Catastrophic Cyclone Idai leaves pregnant women vulnerable in three countries

25 March 2019
Women and girls are receiving dignity kits, which contain essential hygiene supplies as well as safety whistles. © UNFPA Mozambique/Vidal Mahundla
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Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

19 March 2019
After years of conflict, the population is seeing a cascade of health and human rights problems fall "like dominoes". © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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Leaders call for securing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya’s largest slum

11 March 2019
Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA's Executive Director, met with community role models in Kibera, the largest informal settlement in Kenya. © UNFPA
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