News

Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

calendar_today18 June 2013

<p>Sadiya (right) at the hospital with her mother.&nbsp; <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw</i> </p>
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News

Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

calendar_today08 April 2010

A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw
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News

In Liberia, contact tracing key to curtailing Ebola’s spread

calendar_today11 November 2014

A delivery of UNFPA supplies arrives at the JFK Memorial Hospital maternity center in Monrovia, part of UNFPA's response to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Photo credit: UNFPA WCARO
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Publication date

2007

Author

UNFPA. Family Care International

Resources

Living Testimony: Obstetric Fistula and Inequities in Maternal Health

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News

Sierra Leone saves lives with sunlight

calendar_today10 September 2014

Because of a UNFPA-supported solar suitcase, the Kondembaia health unit, in Koinadugu, Sierra Leone, now has power at night. Photo credit: UNFPA/Sierra Leone
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News

Pregnant in the shadow of Ebola: Deteriorating health systems endanger women

calendar_today20 October 2014

A woman is in labour at her home in Gbarnga, Liberia, under the care of a traditional birth attendant. The Ebola outbreak has left a number of many health facilities inaccessible, forcing many pregnant women to deliver at home. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia/Calixte Hessou
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News

Fear of health workers fuels Ebola crisis in Guinea

calendar_today03 October 2014

A health official in Guinea, where UNFPA assisting in the Ebola response. Photo credit: UNFPA Guinea
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News

Sierra Leone's contact tracers work to curtail Ebola outbreak

calendar_today14 October 2014

Contact tracers attend a training at a UNFPA-supported workshop in Sierra Leone. They are playing a critical role in the public health response to the Ebola outbreak. Photo credit: UNFPA Sierra Leone video
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News

Quadruplets born in rural DRC, with help of emergency obstetric programme

calendar_today15 August 2014

Quadruplets born at a UNFPA-supported hospital in Niania, DRC. Photo credit: UNFPA DRC
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Media advisory

Multi-million Dollar Partnership for Sahel's Development to be Reinforced by African Governments, UN, World Bank

calendar_today18 September 2014

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