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Afghan NGOs Provide Maternal Care Despite Shortage of Skilled Staff

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- A severe shortage of trained female doctors and midwives is a major obstacle to extending reproductive health care to Afghan women.

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Kabul Maternity Hospitals Lack Equipment and Supplies; Help from UNFPA Is on the Way

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- The small surgery in the Khair Khana 52-Beds Hospital smells of blood. (Actually it is more a clinic than a hospital.).

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Afghan Women’s Affairs Minister Outlines Her Priorities

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Dr. Sima Samar, Afghanistan’s interim Minister for Women’s Affairs, is a woman in a hurry.

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Population Fund Moves Fast to Aid Afghanistan’s Recovery

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- “When we asked for help in reconstructing an office for our ministry, UNFPA really acted quickly,” says Dr. Sima Samar, Minster for Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan’s interim administration.

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Imams Express Support for UNFPA'S Work

location_onSenegal

calendar_today11 February 2002

<p class="bodytext">Imams in Senegal's Tambacounda and Kolda regions have expressed support for the work of the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), especially for its $11.5 million country…

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New Report Outlines Plan to Reduce Infectious Disease and Poverty

calendar_today02 February 2002

"Today, perhaps for the first time in history, it is possible to launch a truly global response to the major infectious diseases that keep people in poverty."

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Mongolia Again Honours UNFPA Representative

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calendar_today01 February 2002

The Mongolia Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Linda Demers, has received an honorary doctorate degree in Economic Science from the National University of Mongolia, the nation's oldest…

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Don't Forget Population at Johannesburg Summit, Says UNFPA Executive Director

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calendar_today29 January 2002

<p class="bodytext">The implications of rapid population growth for development and the environment will be far-reaching, Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),…

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Experts Say Increased Investment in Health Will Lead to Economic Gains

calendar_today08 January 2002

Just a handful of health conditions, including HIV/AIDS and unsafe pregnancy, are responsible for almost one third of all deaths in low- and middle-income countries, a leading group of economics and health experts has…

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Respect For Religion, Values, Will Help Cairo Programme, Says President Khatami

location_onEgypt

calendar_today28 December 2001

Respecting developing countries’ religions and cultural values will promote the successful implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development by the United…

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Family Planning Music Receives Royal Blessing in Benin

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calendar_today10 December 2001

The Organization for Service and Life (Organisation pour le Service et la Vie (OSV), a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Francophone West African country of Benin, has launched a collection of family…

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UNFPA Gives New Meaning to My Life, Says Actress

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calendar_today10 December 2001

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has given new meaning to the life of a Portuguese film and theatre actress, Catarina Furtado, who recently made that revelation in an interview with a Portuguese magazine,…