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A pilot programme in Myanmar provides both menstrual health support and economic opportunity
Myanmar
As a woman living in an internally displaced persons camp in Kayah State in eastern Myanmar, Ei Ei* has limited access to menstrual hygiene products. “Without income, I could not afford to buy these things unless…
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Diamonds are scarce – sexual and reproductive health information shouldn’t be
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
With resources stretched thin, Ms. Malu's family moved to Angola to mine diamonds. The dream of finding diamonds abroad seemed as real as the dream of feeding and clothing their growing family at home.
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Emergency health kits ensure maternal and newborn care in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of Kabul’s busiest, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including 20 by Caesarean section. But the ongoing crisis in the country is drastically undermining the…
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$835 million needed to provide urgent sexual and reproductive health care, supplies in crisis settings
Haiti, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
UNFPA launched its annual humanitarian report today, revealing a critical need to scale up assistance for crisis-affected populations. The organization is appealing for $835 million to reach 54.5 million women, girls…
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UNFPA continues life-saving services across war-torn northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Amid grinding challenges, UNFPA partnered with local NGO Maedot to set up the first of two maternity waiting homes in Mekelle, in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The centres provide care to pregnant women and even…
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Equal opportunities for girls with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine
Ukraine
Many societies fail to equip persons with disabilities with even the information and communication skills necessary to allow persons with disabilities to address their vulnerabilities, needs, desires and experiences. …
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Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care
Madagascar
“It wasn’t until I stood alongside my classmates in the delivery room, encouraging an anxious mother-to-be as she gave birth to a little baby boy, that I realised just how valuable this work can be.”
A critical…
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Reclaiming bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
“All women, regardless of disability, have the right to decide whether to have a child, how many children to have, and how often,” said Lyazzat Kaltayeva, Chairperson of the Shyrak Association of Women with Disabilities…
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Drones to transport maternal health medicines to rural Benin
Benin
COTONOU, Benin – When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Benin on 16 March 2020, authorities knew the virus posed a dire threat to other health priorities – especially maternal and newborn health. The health system faced…
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India is fighting rising online harassment in the workplace
India
When the world went into pandemic-induced lockdown, those fortunate enough to keep their jobs and work from home turned to virtual platforms to conduct business with supervisors and team members. But with the spike in…
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Mobile health teams: On the road saving lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas
Afghanistan
NANGARHAR, Afghanistan – At just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper health care, his mother could only hope he…
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In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones
Haiti
On the grounds of the Hôpital de Référence Communautaire de l’Asile in the southwest, Désir Murielle rests in a tent steps from hunks of twisted, fissured metal that once was the hospital’s maternity wing with her…
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