News

Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
  • 28 June 2019
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Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

Poni Helen from South Sudan refused to marry as a child. Today she is studying law. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 11 June 2019
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Updates

Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 May 2019

A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren
  • 21 May 2019
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Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

Ms. Nana says she wanted to work as a midwife to help improve family planning use. © UNFPA/Natalia da Luz
  • 29 May 2019
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"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

Published on: 14/05/2019

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

Published on: 10/05/2019

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.

As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

Published on: 05/05/2019

This International Day of the Midwife, meet Adelaide, a midwife in Mozambique who delivered life-saving care to mothers and newborns as Cyclone Idai lashed at her maternity centre. As waters rose and the roof threatened to collapse, she delivered four babies.

News

With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia

Fikre Molla was happy to receive professional care before, during and after childbirth, without having to forgo traditions. © UNFPA Ethiopia
  • 27 April 2019
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News

Joint operation rescues hundreds from Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique

The firefighters were deployed a month ago by the Government of Brazil to help victims of Cyclone Idai. Image courtesy of Bombeiros do Brasil
  • 30 April 2019
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