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Women’s health needs persist in conflict-affected Kachin State

“The mobile clinic doctor and midwife have given me the confidence to give birth in the hospital, rather than at home," Ei Ngae told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

26 January 2017

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Not just a women’s issue: Men in Myanmar take on gender-based violence

"I’m proud to be a man who stands up against domestic violence,” said Aung Htwe. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

16 December 2016

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In Myanmar, family planning empowers women to take charge of their health, futures

Family planning is helping women in Myanmar protect their health and families. © UNFPA Myanmar

26 October 2016

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Flood relief in Myanmar includes family planning supplies

Phoo Ngun, her husband Zaw Moe and their two daughters in the flood-devastated Ayayawady Region. Family planning supplies will help flood-affected women recover without worrying about unplanned pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

31 August 2016

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Searching for a safe space: The story of a young Rohingya woman displaced in Myanmar

Khin Me Me Htun has been displaced from her home in Rakhine state for four years. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

19 May 2016

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Youth spring into action in wake of Myanmar’s floods

Ko Win Tin Aung, a youth volunteer, delivers assistance to flood survivors in Ohn Pin Su Village, Ayeyawady Region. © UNFPA Myanmar/Benny Manser

18 August 2015

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After months adrift at sea, migrants receive critical care in Indonesia

Refugees at a temporary shelter in Aceh, Indonesia. They are part of a group of migrants who spent months on a boat, adrift at sea. © UNFPA Indonesia/Sandra Siagian

09 July 2015

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Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs

29 May 2015

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On World Humanitarian Day, celebrating UNFPA’s humanitarian heroes

Catherine Njeri Makumi, a volunteer midwife in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: UNFPA South Sudan/Jaime Jacques

19 August 2014

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In Thailand's refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health

Saba has her blood pressure checked during a consultation with a refugee nurse assistant at a sexual and reproductive health clinic in the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Thailand

16 September 2014

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