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Hope on wheels: Emergency maternal health units reach farthest corners of the Philippines

calendar_today19 April 2022

The fishing village of Saint Bernard, in the Southern Leyte Province of the Philippines, saw widepsread destruction from Super Typhoon Rai in December 2021, with hundreds of thousands displaced and many homes obliterated by the storm. © UNFPA/Ezra Acayan
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In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones

calendar_today09 November 2021

Désir Murielle gave birth to her son, Yves, in a tent on the grounds of Hôpital de Référence Communautaire de l’Asile, which was damaged in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake of 14 August. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel P. Laméry
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After giving birth under a bridge amid hurricane wreckage, recovery remains a distant prospect for Honduran mother

calendar_today03 June 2021

A pregnant woman receives care at a shelter in the aftermath of two devastating storms in Honduras. © UNFPA Honduras
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