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Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

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Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

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Not one woman died while giving birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp in 2022 – representing a remarkable achievement. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren

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Births don’t stop during a crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar

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Georgette and Freddy wait to be seen at the Maroalakely health centre, where UNFPA staff also helped to register the baby for a birth certificate. © UNFPA/Jean Martin

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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

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Aydah Mohamed takes care of newborns in the neonatal department of the UNFPA-supported Al Shaab Hospital in Aden, Yemen. ©UNFPA/Ala’a Aldoly

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“Midwives are the bridge”: Educator Duncan Shikuku on helping maternal health providers ease women’s fears and save lives

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Midwives educated to international standards, who are licensed, regulated, fully integrated into health systems and working in interprofessional teams can help avoid about two thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths. © UNFPA Kenya

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Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN

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Six UNFPA programmes around the world ensuring “health for all” in a world of 8 billion

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The 2023 theme for World Health Day, 7 April, is “Health for all”. © WHO

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Feb 2023

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Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000-2020

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

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A neglected global crisis for women: Nearly 300,000 mothers died in 2020 from preventable causes

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A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

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Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

Births don’t stop during a crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar

After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

“Midwives are the bridge”: Educator Duncan Shikuku on helping maternal health providers ease women’s fears and save lives

Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN

Six UNFPA programmes around the world ensuring “health for all” in a world of 8 billion

Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000-2020

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

A neglected global crisis for women: Nearly 300,000 mothers died in 2020 from preventable causes

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

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