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Fifty years after a terrible childbirth injury, Kenyan woman gets a new lease on life

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Jumwa Kabibu Kai, 77, with Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi, at an event raising awareness about fistula. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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Transforming lives by improving access to fistula repair in Nepal

calendar_today13 April 2016

Before 2010, few women in Nepal could access fistula repair surgery. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

calendar_today08 April 2016

Team GetIN members (left to right) Hope Kirabo, Busingye Joshua, Gift Mbabazi and Donald Rukanga during a field visit to Kanungu district. © UNFPA Uganda

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A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd

calendar_today24 March 2016

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The chain of hope: Treating obstetric fistula in Cameroon

calendar_today23 February 2016

A woman hugs a health worker after her successful fistula repair surgery. ©UNFPA Cameroon

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Harmful traditions contribute to traumatic birth injuries in Chad

calendar_today07 January 2016

Micheline Yotoudjim (left), a fistula survivor, helps other women with obstetric fistula through the treatment process. Here, she sits with a woman at the National Centre for Fistula Treatment in N'Djamena, Chad. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

calendar_today20 May 2015

Carleta Eugenio Francisco has reclaimed her life after recovering from an obstetric fistula. She is now a community activist, helping to improve the health of women and girls in her community. © UNFPA Mozambique

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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

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Dr. Nazneen Begum and Dr. Ruksana Khanum check on patients at the National Management Centre for Obstetric Fistula. For many women suffering from obstetric fistula, treatment is not enough. Skills training and counselling are essential to overcoming the stigma and isolation related to the condition. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

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Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

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Scaling Up the Humanitarian Response for Syrian Refugees

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Syrian refugees receiving supplies in Northern Lebanon. Photo: UNHCR/F. Juez

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Fifty years after a terrible childbirth injury, Kenyan woman gets a new lease on life

Transforming lives by improving access to fistula repair in Nepal

A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd

The chain of hope: Treating obstetric fistula in Cameroon

Harmful traditions contribute to traumatic birth injuries in Chad

Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

Scaling Up the Humanitarian Response for Syrian Refugees

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