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Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

A midwife examines a pregnant woman using the portable ultrasound device. © UNFPA Kenya

15 July 2021

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Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers

Ms. Merhawit (right) sits with her aunt at the maternity ward in Suhul Hospital, Shire. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo

07 July 2021

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Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

Traditional midwives are working with health systems to provide both modern and traditional care to expectant mothers. © UNFPA Colombia

06 July 2021

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As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

Mastura Zia provides maternal health services to Afghan returnees, many of them deported from neighbouring Iran. © Zaeem Abdul Rahman/UNFPA Afghanistan

23 June 2021

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Helping women and girls claim their bodily autonomy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and East and Southern Regional Director Julitta Onabanjoeets with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege as well as community members, advocates and survivors. © UNFPA/Luis Tato

09 June 2021

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

16 Jun 2021

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

Publication

Investing in Maternal Health and Family Planning in Small Island Developing States

Number of pages: 68

Publication date: 01 May 2021

Author: UNFPA

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Au Mozambique, le parcours d'une survivante de la fistule obstétricale, de « je n'étais rien » à « je suis capable de tout »

Beatriz Sebastião, 28 ans, survivante de la fistule obstétricale, se tient devant son domicile et sa petite épicerie à Mocuba, dans la province de Zambezia, au Mozambique. Un aspect clé des soins de la fistule, sous la direction du ministère du Genre, de l'Enfance et de l'Action sociale, est la réintégration dans la société, y compris la formation professionnelle afin que les survivantes puissent obtenir un emploi significatif. © UNFPA Mozambique

21 May 2021

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In Mozambique, an obstetric fistula survivor's journey from "I was nothing" to "I am capable of everything"

Obstetric fistula survivor Beatriz Sebastião, 28, stands outside her home and small grocery business in Mocuba, Zambezia province, Mozambique. A key aspect of fistula care, led by the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action, is reintegration into society, including skills training so survivors can gain meaningful employment. © UNFPA Mozambique

21 May 2021

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After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR

07 June 2016