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In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

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Midwife Chanduong Rotha speaks to So Pumngea about family planning at the Orrusei Health Center in Kratie Province. Ms. So says family planning is an important way to help her family emerge from poverty. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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Yemen conflict takes massive toll on health systems

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Emergency obstetric and newborn health equipment has been delivered to hospitals throughout Yemen, where health systems are breaking down. © UNFPA/Abduallah Al-Haddad

Maternal Health Thematic Fund: Annual Report 2014

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Sep 2015

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Maternal Health Thematic Fund: Annual Report 2014

Improving maternal health: Surging towards the 2015 deadline

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Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

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Belaynesh Sema and her newborn, Gize Melak, at the Finote Selam District Hospital after an emergency Caesarean section delivery. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene

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Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees

calendar_today25 June 2015

Too many refugees lack access to adequate health care. Isra'a lost her newborn son when she could not pay for neonatal care. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

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Senior midwife Yan Yan Phearen gives an antenatal exam to Net Pheak at the Waiting House for Pregnant Women with Complications, in Kratie, Cambodia. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

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Carleta Eugenio Francisco has reclaimed her life after recovering from an obstetric fistula. She is now a community activist, helping to improve the health of women and girls in her community. © UNFPA Mozambique

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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

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Dr. Nazneen Begum and Dr. Ruksana Khanum check on patients at the National Management Centre for Obstetric Fistula. For many women suffering from obstetric fistula, treatment is not enough. Skills training and counselling are essential to overcoming the stigma and isolation related to the condition. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

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Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed

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In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

Yemen conflict takes massive toll on health systems

Maternal Health Thematic Fund: Annual Report 2014

Improving maternal health: Surging towards the 2015 deadline

Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

Shortage in funding threatens care for pregnant Syrian refugees

The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed

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