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Infection-control supplies delivered to Viet Nam maternal health facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Front-line health workers are particularly at risk of being exposed to the virus. © UNFPA Viet Nam
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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

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In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter
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Born in a pandemic: Newborns in Iran delivered safely amid COVID-19 outbreak

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Born in a pandemic: Newborns in Iran delivered safely amid COVID-19 outbreak

Born in a pandemic: Newborns in Iran delivered safely amid COVID-19 outbreak

"Under no circumstances will I ever abandon my patients," Iran's midwives say. 

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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

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Women face increased risk of violence, loss of livelihoods and other threats under the pandemic. © Unsplash/Tam Wai
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Jan 2020

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UNFPA

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Small Area Estimation

Better Data for More Effective Policies and Programmes

This brochure describes a method of Small Area Estimation that combines census and household survey data. It also presents a case study based on data from Nepal. The case study illustrates the use of census as well as demographic and health survey data to generate estimates of three family planning related indicators for Village Development Committees and Municipalities in rural and urban areas, respectively.

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Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable

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Young people in Myanmar face a variety of risk factors for depression and other mental health disorders, including exposure to conflict and humanitarian crisis. © UNFPA Myanmar
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As COVID-19 continues to spread, pregnant and breastfeeding women advised to take precautions

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Sanitary supplies, medical equipment and other essentials are being distributed in the hardest-hit parts of China. © UNFPA China
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“Never give up hope,” fistula survivor tells Pakistani women

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Ms. Shamshad turned her life around after getting fistula repair surgery at the Koohi Goth Women’s Hospital in Karachi. © UNFPA Pakistan
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A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices

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The world has seen both peril and promise in the last 10 years.
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Updates

Canada provides $21 million to boost access to family planning, reproductive health services in Pakistan

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A doctor explains the benefits and impact of family planning in a mobile clinic in Chakwal, Punjab. © UNFPA/Asad Zaidi
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