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As Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, UNFPA deploys midwives, safe spaces

UNFPA is providing dignity kits, which contain hygiene and safety supplies, as well as deploying midwives and establishing safe spaces. © UNFPA Bangladesh
  • 13 September 2017
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  • “I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 05 September 2017
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  • Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

Pregnant women wait to be screened at the Kalomba health center during a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic. © UNFPA DRC
  • 01 September 2017
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Annual Report

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

Towards Equality in Access, Quality of Care and Accountability

Number of pages: 70

Publication date: 31 Jul 2017

Author: UNFPA

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  • Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
  • 29 August 2017
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  • Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

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Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

Babita Rishidev waded for hours in murky floodwaters, carrying her 38-day-old infant. © UNFPA Nepal/Hari Bhusal
  • 29 August 2017
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  • Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

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Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA
  • 15 August 2017
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  • For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

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For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

Asha Ali Ibrahim, a local circumciser, with her granddaughter, who is due to be cut this year. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
  • 10 August 2017
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  • Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan

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Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan

Expert midwife Tahira Nazari provides support to health workers at the Midwifery Helpline in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil
  • 02 August 2017
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  • In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns

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In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns

Anjana rests with her newborn baby in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Both mother and baby survived an obstructed labour, thanks to the intervention of a midwife. © CIPRB/Animesh Biswas
  • 11 July 2017
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