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UNFPA

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Feb 2024

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The Maternal Health and Newborn Thematic Fund 2022 Annual report

Catalyzing Action Amidst Global Challenges

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Publication date

Feb 2024

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UNFPA

Resources

Ensuring Quality Maternal Health for Women and Girls of African Descent

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News

Heroes in pink: Lao midwives supporting rights and saving lives

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Midwifery students Apsy Kamsing (right) and Panin Chanthavong (left) work as interns at the Xieng Khouang central hospital while earning their diplomas in Lao PDR. © UNFPA Lao PDR/Fatima-Zahra Benyahia
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Updates

Enhancing maternal health in the Central African Republic with Italy’s support

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A mother and her newborn in the maternity ward of the Birao district hospital. ©UNFPA the Central African Republic
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News

Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

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A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Midwives go door-to-door amid flooding in Peru, reaching thousands with critical health services

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Miryam Coello is visited by one of UNFPA’s midwives at her home in the Veintiséis de Octubre district in Piura. © UNFPA Peru
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“Hope arrived in the form of Rahna”: The life-saving work of midwives after the Afghanistan earthquake

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Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
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Video

Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

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Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

From the newly created UNRWA field hospital in Gaza, UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen tells us the catastrophic situation on the ground.

With hospitals being far over capacity, midwives and doctors are beyond exhausted.

UNFPA is committed to providing them with much-needed support and supplies.