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  • Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style

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Senegal Curbs a Traditional Rite, African-Style

  • 17 October 2011
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  • Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region

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Twenty-five Children: A Safety Net in Kenya’s Poorest Region

  • 14 October 2011
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  • Senegal's 'Small Revolution' in Family Planning

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Senegal's 'Small Revolution' in Family Planning

  • 13 October 2011
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  • One Mother Delivers Triplets in Safety: Others are Not So Lucky

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One Mother Delivers Triplets in Safety: Others are Not So Lucky

On 15 September, Hawa's three tiny babies were delivered at the maternity shelter by Caesarean section
  • 07 October 2011
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  • Encouraging Expectant Mothers in Dadaab to Take Advantage of Obstetric Care

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Encouraging Expectant Mothers in Dadaab to Take Advantage of Obstetric Care

Fatuma Mohammed, who is roughly 8 months pregnant, watches over her two severly malnourished daughters in the intensive care section of the MSF hospital in Dagahaley camp after fleeing a prolonged drought in Somalia. Photo: Lynsey Addario
  • 07 October 2011
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  • Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

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Desperation Pushes Somali Refugees into Dangerous Territory

In addition to hunger, thirst and fatigue, Somalia women risk sexual assults to get themselves and their children to the camp at Dadaab,Photo:Lynsey Addario
  • 07 October 2011
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  • UNFPA Assists Flood Victims in Namibia

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UNFPA Assists Flood Victims in Namibia

Mrs. Dorkas Kapembe-Haiduwa, Secretary General of the Namibian Red Cross Society(in red) thanked UNFPA for its support Photo:UNFPA/Namibia
  • 30 August 2011
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  • Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique

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Cultural and Human Rights Dimensions of Family Planning in Mozambique

Many couples in Mozambique have large families -- but better knowledge and access to voluntary family planning is helping to reduce the risk to women's health. Photo: UNFPA/Mozambique/Pedro Sa da Bandeira
  • 20 September 2011
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  • Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

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Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

Ethiopiua's ambitious Health Extension Worker Programme is delivering reproductive health choices to women in their communities, including , more options for long-term, voluntary family planning.
  • 20 September 2011
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  • No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

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No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

Aden lbrahim was born in the Dadaab settlement, which was also in its infancy twenty years ago. Photo:Kenneth Odiwuor
  • 04 October 2011
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