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

calendar_today10 January 2022

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

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

calendar_today10 December 2021

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

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Emergency health kits ensure maternal and newborn care in Afghanistan

calendar_today13 December 2021

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

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Emergency help is a phone call away for midwives in Afghanistan

calendar_today21 December 2021

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

calendar_today05 January 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

calendar_today06 December 2021

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

calendar_today15 December 2021

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

calendar_today20 December 2021

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

calendar_today01 December 2021

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

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

Emergency health kits ensure maternal and newborn care in Afghanistan

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

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