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Award-Winning Film Captures the Agony and Endurance of Fistula Survivors
Ethiopia
NEW YORK – Four years after a film producer first read about obstetric fistula, a documentary portraying the lives of its survivors is drawing wide audiences and winning major awards.
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Taking It to the Streets: Bringing HIV Prevention and Treatment to the Vulnerable Communities in Côte d'Ivoire
Honduras
SAN PEDRO, Côte d’Ivoire – She ran away from her home in Nigeria after her husband died in an accident. And she refused to marry his younger brother as is the custom in her region.
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On the Front Lines of the Struggle to Save Mothers' Lives
KAMPALA, Uganda – Acute shortages of midwives and other health workers are hampering efforts to save the lives of mothers and strengthen health systems, particularly in Africa and Asia.
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Sexual Violence Threatens Women and Girls in Kenya's Post-Election Crisis
Kenya
KIBERA, Kenya — In early January, armed men tore into the house of a 32-year-old mother of three in Kibera.
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Putting Evidence-Based Protocols into Practice
UNITED NATIONS, New York — How does a health worker help a young couple decide which contraceptive is best suited to their needs?
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Banking on the Future: Micro-Credit Leads to Macro-Changes in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
GARM, Tajikistan — On a late afternoon in a small village near the town of Garm a group of women are sit cross-legged on the brightly coloured padded quilts that are a fixture in all Tajik households.
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Giving Young People the Opportunities and the Priority they Deserve
NEW YORK — The aspirations, skills, rights, opportunities and health of young people are a top piority for UNFPA.
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Protecting their Own: Youth Volunteers in Senegal are a Force for Health
Senegal
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal — Mamadou Doumboya has an interesting way of spending his free time.
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Reading, Writing, and HIV: When Reproductive Health Becomes Part of the Curriculum
Senegal
KOLDA, Senegal — “Monsieur! Monsieur!” Fingers snapping, faces eager, the students in this small classroom in rural Senegal battle between their desire to follow the strict rules of the classroom and the sheer joy of…
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Tackling the Taboo Topic of Teen Pregnancy in Ghana
South Africa
HO, Ghana — For Christiane and Yannick Milev, tackling teen pregnancy is a family affair. Together the mother-and-son team run Village Exchange Ghana, a community-based NGO offering support to young mothers and other…
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A Loyal Husband Eases the Ordeal of Fistula in Darfur
Sudan
EL-FASHER, Sudan— Although she has lived through the chaos of conflict, suffered the loss of a child, endured the rejection of family and community, and dealt with her own disability and her husband’s blindness, Mecca…
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Delivering Hope in Nigeria: Natalie Imbruglia Visits Newly Launched Fistula Project
Nigeria
NORTHERN NIGERIA — In her third trip to Nigeria as Spokesperson for the Campaign to End Fistula, Natalie Imbruglia – singer/actress and face of L’Oreal cosmetics – saw first-hand how funds she raised are making a…
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