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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

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Senior midwife Yan Yan Phearen gives an antenatal exam to Net Pheak at the Waiting House for Pregnant Women with Complications, in Kratie, Cambodia. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care

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Altanchimeg, a midwife, delivers a baby in Ulaanbataar, the capital. She provides expert advice to provincial hospitals around Mongolia through the Telemedicine Network. © UNFPA Mongolia/Tim Jenkins
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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

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Carleta Eugenio Francisco has reclaimed her life after recovering from an obstetric fistula. She is now a community activist, helping to improve the health of women and girls in her community. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

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Dr. Nazneen Begum and Dr. Ruksana Khanum check on patients at the National Management Centre for Obstetric Fistula. For many women suffering from obstetric fistula, treatment is not enough. Skills training and counselling are essential to overcoming the stigma and isolation related to the condition. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Statement

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

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Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed

calendar_today15 May 2015

A health worker examines a newborn just delivered by Caesaean section. © UNFPA Cameroon
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Midwives could help avert millions of maternal and newborn deaths

calendar_today04 May 2015

Abissdoum Charlotte, 26, with her 7-week-old triplets, Morouta, Nasifaté and Nasif. She is receiving post-natal and newborn care at the Cooperative Clinic of Sikecoudji, in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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Bringing lifesaving reproductive health care to remote Mozambique

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Constangelina Basílio with her son, Magalhães. Ms. Basílio nearly died while giving birth to Magalhães. She now works as a community health activist. © UNFPA/Amancio Vilankulos
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Going the last mile for family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

calendar_today10 April 2015

Going the last mile for family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Going the last mile for family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

In Lao People's Democratic Republic, a UNFPA-supported programme is bringing contraceptives and reproductive counselling to women in even the most remote villages. Learn more here

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Eliminating FGM one midwife at a time

calendar_today09 April 2015

Edna Adan visits a maternal and child health center during a community outreach activity in Gumburaha. © Arthur Nazaryan/Delphin Films
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