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Telemedicine connects women in the Brazilian Amazon to remote health services

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In addition to gynecology and obstetrics, telemedicine also offers care in other specialties. © Pedrinho Dias/Prefeitura de Bagre
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A pandemic-born programme bolsters local health systems in Brazil

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Leticia Souza Melo, a 21-year-old expecting her third child, is receiving antenatal care from a UNFPA-supported programme in Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil
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As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

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Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal
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El Salvador begins telemedicine for pregnant women, new mothers and other priority groups

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A new telemedicine initiative is reaching pregnant women, new mothers, parents of young children and people in need of mental health support. © Unsplash/NCI
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In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care

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Altanchimeg, a midwife, delivers a baby in Ulaanbataar, the capital. She provides expert advice to provincial hospitals around Mongolia through the Telemedicine Network. © UNFPA Mongolia/Tim Jenkins
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