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New series of e-learning resources launches on key life saving skills

10 Feb 2022

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28 January 2022

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Women refugees bear the brunt of Ethiopia’s forgotten crisis in Gambella

The maternity delivery room at the Jewi Refugee Camp, Gambella © UNFPA Ethiopia/ Paula Seijo

19 January 2022

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In Pakistan’s remote areas, midwives ensure care beyond safe birth

Seema awaits an antenatal check-up at Koohi Goth hospital, which has a midwifery-led care unit. © UNFPA Pakistan

22 December 2021

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In this refugee camp, midwives have delivered over 14,000 babies with zero maternal deaths

Ammoun Kitabi cradles a newborn in Zaatari camp. As a Jordanian midwife trained in Syria, she feels a deep connection to the Syrian refugees under her care. © UNFPA Jordan

10 January 2022

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UNFPA continues life-saving services across war-torn northern Ethiopia

UNFPA and Maedot staff at the Maternity Waiting Home in Sabacare 4 camp, Mekelle © UNFPA Ethiopia

10 December 2021

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Emergency health kits ensure maternal and newborn care in Afghanistan

Shahla Oruzgani, head midwife at Kabul's Malalai Maternity Hospital, attends to a newborn. ©UNFPA Afghanistan

13 December 2021

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Emergency help is a phone call away for midwives in Afghanistan

21 December 2021

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Iceland and UNFPA sign a $7 million agreement to help eliminate obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone

05 Jan 2022

Nurses at Aberdeen Women’s Centre with a fistula patient, in the western region of Sierra Leone. Iceland will help the hospital build its capacity to eliminate fistula in Sierra Leone. © UNFPA Sierra Leone

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Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care

06 December 2021

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