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For Haiti, Lighting Up the Camps and ‘Smile Clinics’
Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, more than 500,000 people still live in camps as reconstruction efforts have not kept up with demands for housing and cholera remains a…
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UNFPA 2011 Maternal Health Highlights
It was a busy, successful year for UNFPA as it continued to work in 2011 with partners to address universal access to reproductive health, including maternal health, treatment for obstetric fistula and family planning,…
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In Mogadishu, Nothing Is Simple
Somalia
MOGADISHU — Somalia Medina Hospital, one of Mogadishu’s two major hospitals, sits in a spacious compound in the western part of the capital. It focuses on trauma and emergency maternal medicine, treating several hundred…
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Rapping for Reproductive Health in Yemen
Yemen
SANA'A — Rap has won over Yemeni youth. It was in a UNFPA-supported workshop gathering media and young people where the idea for a rap song to promote reproductive health was born.
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U.S. Population Slows Considerably
<p>WASHINGTON — Population growth in the United Stated this year slowed to a rate not seen since the 1940s, says a recent Census Bureau report.</p>
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UNFPA Gives Ambulances and Other Equipment to Senegal
Senegal
DAKAR — The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, donated medical equipment valuing about $1.5 million to Senegal, handing over the gift to the president, Abdoulaye Wade, early this month at a ceremony in the capital.
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Youths Vow to Protect Themselves and Others
Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Young leaders from 38 African countries have pledged to act as role models for their fellow youths by “protecting ourselves, our partners and families from HIV, sexually transmitted infections,…
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ABC '20/20' Special on Maternal Health: Donate Now!
<p>NEW YORK <b>--</b> Tonight from 10:00 to 11:00 pm Eastern time, ABC television network will broadcast a special global health programme on its "20/20" series with Diane Sawyer called…
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Cutting the Carbon Footprint in South Africa
South Africa
DURBAN — Innovative approaches are needed to lessen the effects of climate change, help countries adapt to global warming and promote the best use of scarce resources.
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A Fruitful Trip to Seoul for UNFPA Executive Director
Korea, Republic of
SEOUL — Strengthening the partnership with the Republic of Korea at all levels — with parliamentarians, civil society, media and young people – is a top mission for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Dr.…
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During Thailand’s Floods, UNFPA Steps In
Thailand
BANGKOK — Thailand has been experiencing one of its worst flood crises in recent history, with 64 of 77 provinces and more than five million people, about 8 per cent of the population, affected since July 2011.…
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Dial 555 for Help on Fistula
Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A new programme is revolutionizing how women are identified and referred for fistula treatment in Sierra Leone. Since October, women from remote areas can call a toll-free phone number and talk…
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