Voices of Midwives: Kenya

Published on: 10/05/2014

Watch testimonials of midwives from developing countries talking about the challenges they face in their daily life-saving work.

Voices of Midwives: Yemen(FR)

Published on: 05/06/2014

Watch testimonials of midwives from developing countries talking about the challenges they face in their daily life-saving work.

Voices of Midwives: Yemen

Published on: 05/06/2014

Watch testimonials of midwives from developing countries talking about the challenges they face in their daily life-saving work.

The Tuk-Tuk Nurse-Midwife: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Upper Egypt

Published on: 27/03/2013

Tuk-tuks (three-wheeled passenger motor vehicles) are helping midwives reach pregnant women in Egypt.

Voices of Midwives: Tanzania

Published on: 05/06/2014

Watch testimonials of midwives from developing countries talking about the challenges they face in their daily life-saving work.
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Leaders pledge to help end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths within a generation

Munira Sha'ban, a renowned Jordanian midwife, speaks at a high-level UN event on improving the survival of women, newborns and children. Beside her are Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Chinese diplomacy leader Li Xiaolin, and Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals and For Malaria Ray Chambers. Photo credit: Stuart Ramson/UN Foundation
  • 26 September 2014
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Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights

Munira Sha'ban, Jordan's celebrated midwife (centre), with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNFPA Director Dianne Stewart. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
  • 01 October 2014
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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya
  • 29 August 2014
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Fistula survivors treated through M-Pesa mobile banking scheme in Tanzania

<p>Mama Hadija lived with obstetric fistula for over 25 years. But thanks to an innovative programme using the M-Pesa mobile banking system, she was able to undergo successful surgical treatment. <i>Photo credit: Lisa Russell</i> </p>
  • 15 July 2014
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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar

Rahae Na Bagum, 19, holds her 18-month-old baby at Dai Pai Hospital in Rakhine State, in September 2013, before humanitarian staff were evacuated following attacks in March 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA Myanmar
  • 19 June 2014
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