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Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China

calendar_today03 August 2021

Dr. Cairen Sangji conducts an antenatal examination for a local Tibetan woman in Yushu, Qinghai Province. Image courtesy of Yushu County Maternal and Child Health Hospital
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Floods, landslides ravage Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

calendar_today08 August 2021

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<p>Torrential monsoon rains on July 26 and 27 flooded Rohingya camps in Cox&#39;s Bazar, Bangladesh, killing six, displacing more than 13,000 and destroying nearly 4,000 shelters. UNFPA is on the ground, supporting a field hospital for new mothers and their babies, providing sexual and reproductive health and rights services and distributing basic hygiene supplies.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Nelson Halder</p>

<p>HOPE Field Hospital in Camp 4, the only comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care and sexual and reproductive health and rights facility in the Rohingya camps, was hit hard. Flooding&nbsp;damaged medicine supplies, patient records,&nbsp;and medical equipment in the neonatal ward (above) so newborns needing care were evacuated&nbsp;to a partner facility. Beds were waterlogged, and the water filtration and drainage system was compromised when the fuel drum for the generator was destroyed. UNFPA is supporting the facility with health personnel, supplies and resources to help keep it operational. &copy;UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin</p>

<p>Midwives are still delivering babies at HOPE Field Hospital even as cleanup efforts are underway in affected parts of the hospital. With roads washed away, some patients and providers cannot reach a health facility. &copy;UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin</p>

<p>A temporary tent installed in Camp 9 provides sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including family planning and gender-based violence protection,&nbsp;to vulnerable women and girls. There are 27 other women-friendly spaces providing a range of support, from counselling&nbsp;to dignity kits to midwifery services. &copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin</p>

<p>Standing water is a boon for breeding mosquitoes, exacerbating&nbsp;mosquito-borne illnesses. HOPE Field Hospital staff working in dirty water are experiencing skin irritations. &copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Referral hub teams, supported by UNFPA, relocated&nbsp;patients to nearby facilities with emergency transport and referral services.&nbsp;&copy; International Rescue Committee</p>

<p>Learning centres run by UNFPA partners housed displaced households, including this one in Camp 1E that sheltered 14 people. The Gender-Based Violence Sub-Sector Coordination&nbsp;conducts field visits to observe safety concerns, including&nbsp;gender-based violence risks.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA/Sofia Canovas</p>

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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

calendar_today29 June 2021

A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

calendar_today23 June 2021

Mastura Zia provides maternal health services to Afghan returnees, many of them deported from neighbouring Iran. © Zaeem Abdul Rahman/UNFPA Afghanistan
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Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end

calendar_today22 June 2021

Midwife Suci Maysaroh used to perform mock female genital mutilation on newborn girls but now encourages parents not to harm their daughters. © UNFPA Indonesia/Lucky Putra
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Entrepreneurship flourishes among Filipino populations at risk for HIV

calendar_today28 June 2021

A programme for populations vulnerable to HIV helps individuals start small businesses, like a food stand, at a time when many have trouble finding employment during COVID-19. © UNFPA Philippines/Merceditas Apilado | Photo for representational purposes only
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Timor-Leste Humanitarian Emergency

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  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • -Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
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Lao People's Democratic Republic Humanitarian Emergency

Lao PDR is moderately prone to disasters, particularly droughts and floods, and many people live in hard-to-reach mountainous areas. The country has a high adolescent birth rate and one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the region. UNFPA is co-leading humanitarian preparedness and response in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence prevention and response.

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Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

calendar_today16 June 2021

Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran
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