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A pilot programme in Myanmar provides both menstrual health support and economic opportunity

calendar_today15 December 2021

Women produce menstrual pads as part of a pilot programme with a double impact: distributing hygiene products to people in need and giving women a chance to earn income. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Statement

UNFPA Statement on the Situation in Myanmar

calendar_today23 February 2021

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Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable

calendar_today04 March 2020

Young people in Myanmar face a variety of risk factors for depression and other mental health disorders, including exposure to conflict and humanitarian crisis. © UNFPA Myanmar
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In Myanmar communities torn apart by conflict, youth centres nurture health, learning and well-being

calendar_today21 October 2019

The centres provide young people with knowledge about their bodies, relationships and health. © UNFPA Myanmar Thein Zaw Win
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05 October 2019

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Political Tensions and Natural Disasters Keep Myanmar in Fragile Situation

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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

calendar_today04 June 2019

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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Safe pregnancies for displaced mothers as mobile clinics reach deep into Kachin camps

calendar_today14 May 2019

Without visiting the mobile clinic, Ja Htoi's condition would have gone unnoticed. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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UNFPA

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Jan 2019

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From Myanmar to Bangladesh: Reaching Rohingya Women and Adolescent Girls Requires Partnership

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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

calendar_today31 July 2018

Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Health facilities, safe spaces reinforced as monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees

calendar_today02 July 2018

As the monsoon season hits Cox's Bazar, refugees at Kutapalong refugee camp and elsewhere fear they are vulnerable to landslides. © UNHCR/Adam Dean
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