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Breaking the Silence about Maternal Death in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.

27 April 2010

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Family Planning in Kenya: Not For Women Only

Men's attitudes often shape family planning decisions.

01 July 2009

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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

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

18 September 2012

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Mobile app promises to speed Ebola response in Guinea

Contact tracers are trained to use the CommCare app in Ratoma. © UNFPA Guinea

05 January 2015

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Causes and Consequences of Population Growth in Mozambique

Sofia Ibraim, 22, wanted to go to school and learn to read and write. But now she is busy taking care of and support her four young children. Photo: Benedicte Desrus, SIPA Press/UNFPA.

25 October 2011

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Using Social Media to Empower Madagascar’s Youth

Manantsoa Ratsarazaka (right) founded a groundbreaking project to educate and encourage young people in Madagascar to discuss reproductive health issues and seek advice, using the ever growing power of social media. Photo © Lovaniaina Tsiandatse/UNFPA

28 October 2013

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

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

20 April 2011

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Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath

Alphonsine has lived for nearly 20 years with obstetric fistula and resulting incontinence.  She underwent a surgical repair, but needs to undergo another.  Photo: UNFPA Madagascar

10 October 2012

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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them

01 February 2013

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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded

Two midwives in protective gear supplied by UNFPA hand over a newborn to her mother at the Star of the Sea Clinic in West Point, Monrovia. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia

26 August 2014

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