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Emergency help is a phone call away for midwives in Afghanistan

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A Midwifery Helpline worker walks a caller through a procedure over the phone © UNFPA Afghanistan

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

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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

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Midwifery students at Madagascar's Interregional Training Institute for Paramedics. ©UNFPA Madagascar

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Ensuring Human Rights in Burkina Faso, one baby at time

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Every newborn in Burkina Faso gets a bracelet with a unique code that links to their digital birth certificate. © UNFPA Burkina Faso

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Mobile health units are saving lives in Libya

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Teams of health care workers, including obstetricians/gynaecologists and midwives, serve two-month stints at various facilities throughout Libya to help address shortages in personnel. © UNFPA Libya

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Drones to transport maternal health medicines to rural Benin

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Midwife Germaine Balogoun and colleague offloading health products from the drone, at Firou maternity yard, Department of Atacora, Benin. © UNFPA/Olympia de Maismont

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Mobile health teams: On the road saving lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas

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A new mother is examined by a mobile health team midwife in Afghanistan. © UNFPA/Afghanistan

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Commitment to supporting childbirth amid Afghanistan’s deteriorating security situation

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A midwife at a family health house provides care to a baby. Image taken in 2020. © UNFPA Afghanistan

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For breast cancer survivors and supporters in Palestine, a chance to come together

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Breast cancer survivors help make wigs for women who have lost their hair because of the treatment for the disease at Jabalia Women's Health Centre in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Other women who help may have a personal reason to do so, like having a relative diagnosed with breast cancer, or simply want to show support. © Abdel Shafi Community Health Association

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Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

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Emergency help is a phone call away for midwives in Afghanistan

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

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

Ensuring Human Rights in Burkina Faso, one baby at time

Mobile health units are saving lives in Libya

Drones to transport maternal health medicines to rural Benin

Mobile health teams: On the road saving lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas

Commitment to supporting childbirth amid Afghanistan’s deteriorating security situation

For breast cancer survivors and supporters in Palestine, a chance to come together

Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

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