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Going the last mile for family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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https://youtu.be/n9U7bl5hwqM

In Lao People's Democratic Republic, a UNFPA-supported programme is bringing contraceptives and reproductive counselling to women in even the most remote villages. Learn more here.

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Working Against All Odds to Improve Maternal Health in DRC

calendar_today19 September 2011

After decades of conflict that has destroyed much of the infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many pregnant women struggle to access health workers with midwifery skills and the supplies needed for clean deliveries.Photo: Lynsey Addario.

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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

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A new mother and her baby get regular checkups at the Kalingalinga Heath Centre. Photo: Georgina Smith

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Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

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From left to right- Sarah Omega, Awatif Altayib, Dr. Nafis Sadik,Laxmi Tamang and Viviana Palacious. Photo: Moises Saman

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‘School for Husbands’ Encourages Nigerien Men to Improve the Health of Their Families

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Pupils of School for Husbands' become guides and role models within their own family and among others in the community.

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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

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Maria Victoria Urquizo(15) was raped by a co-worker when she was 14 years old. Now she lives with her baby girl at her brother's house. Photo: Trygve Olfarnes/UNFPA.

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In race to save women's lives, solutions are within reach, says UNFPA head

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Maternal and neonatal death rates remain stubbornly high, studies show. But the solutions to these problems are known, and deceptively simple. Photo credit: Jerome Sessini/Magnum Photos

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

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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. Photo credit: UNFPA Thailand

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Making family planning a priority in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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A woman rests with her newborn at a birthing centre outside Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo credit: UNFPA Turkmenistan

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In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs

calendar_today30 July 2014

A pregnant women receives antenatal care at a UNFPA clinic in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. The country has too few health professionals to meet women's reproductive health needs.Photo credit: Tim McKulka/UNFPA

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Going the last mile for family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Working Against All Odds to Improve Maternal Health in DRC

Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

‘School for Husbands’ Encourages Nigerien Men to Improve the Health of Their Families

Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

In race to save women's lives, solutions are within reach, says UNFPA head

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

Making family planning a priority in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs

Going the last mile for family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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