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In Times of Crisis, a Minimum Initial Package of Services Yields Maximum Reproductive Health Benefits
Uganda
KAMPAL, Uganda --- In an instant, the life and well-being of an entire population can be threatened by a cyclone, a tsunami or the eruption of political violence. In the event of a crisis, immediate and appropriate…
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Young People from Liberia Raise their Voices Against Violence
Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda --- Woloquoi Davis was just seven years old when the conflict in Liberia broke out. Rebels slaughtered his uncle and grand uncle before his very eyes. Forced to flee for his life, along with his few…
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Good Neighbours: UNFPA Trains Nigerian Men and Women to Bring Better Reproductive Health to their Communities
Nigeria
ILESHE, Nigeria — Prophet Adebisi is an imposing man. A middle-aged community leader here in Ileshe, a rural town in southern Nigeria, he has a deep voice and square build that seem to command authority
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Volunteers in Guinea Reach Out to Neighbours in Need
Guinea
N’ZÉRÉKORÉ, Guinea — It is eight in the morning, a few hours before the sun peaks over southeastern Guinea. Uniformed schoolchildren hurry out onto dirt roads, creating a patchwork of gingham across the city’s awakening…
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Prevention is for Life
UNITED NATIONS, New York – In conjunction with the 2008 high-level meeting on AIDS at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 10 - 11 June, UNFPA has launched a documenting success stories in HIV prevention from…
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Struggling to Overcome Stigma and Silence about HIV in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, Takjistan —Sitora, 25, has told no one of her condition. She is a healthcare worker who acquired the infection in her twenties – possibly from a needle stick injury.
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Long Distance Cyclers Helping to End Fistula
SEATTLE --- "Making a positive change is really a choice,” said Kelsea Peterman, 23.
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Fistula Advocates Visit Capitol Hill: Maternal Mortality Resolution Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C.—“Living with obstetric fistula is a life full of stigma,” said 32-year-old Sarah Omega of Kenya at a press conference on Capitol Hill this week.
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Contraception Can Save Lives in Humanitarian Emergencies
Afghanistan
New York – In Afghanistan, where fertility and maternal death rates are among the highest in the world, restricted access to certain conflict areas makes it nearly impossible to deliver contraceptives to woman who would…
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UNFPA Executive Director Receives 'MDG 3 Champion Torch'
Denmark
<p> <strong>COPENHAGEN</strong> – UNFPA’s Executive Director Thoraya Obaid today received an ‘MDG 3 Champion Torch’ from the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs.</p>
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Happily Strung Along: In Senegal, Women Count Beads as Contraception
Senegal
THIÈS, Senegal – It is considered bad luck in parts of Senegal to say precisely how many people live in a household.
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On Pangea Day, Play a Part in Protecting Maternal Health and Ending Fistula
NEW YORK – Some 250 million years ago, all of the earth’s land mass formed one supercontinent, Pangea.
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