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Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

calendar_today11 August 2014

UNFPA Regional Family Planning Coordinator Brima Kamara conducts a training for community contact tracers. Photo credit: Crispin Cole

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Building the future now

calendar_today24 January 2014

Participants talked about the importance of UNFPA-supported thematic funds—the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security (GPRHCS), the Maternal Health Thematic Trust Fund (MTHF), the Unified Budget and Results Accountability Framework (UBRAF), and the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C—at national level. Country-focused approaches, quick response and support were mentioned as important assets leading to positive changes in the area of health.

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African Heads of State, Government, to Speed up Reduction of Maternal Deaths

calendar_today28 January 2013

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In Niger, empowering girls to take a stand against child marriage

calendar_today21 July 2014

Girls participate in a mentoring session in Niamey, part of the Action for Adolescent Girls initiative, in June 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA/Satvika Chalasani

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Fistula survivors treated through M-Pesa mobile banking scheme in Tanzania

calendar_today15 July 2014

Mama Hadija lived with obstetric fistula for over 25 years. But thanks to an innovative programme using the M-Pesa mobile banking system, she was able to undergo successful surgical treatment. Photo credit: Lisa Russell

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In southern Malawi, reaping the benefits of investing in adolescent girls

calendar_today14 July 2014

A girl who learned tailoring with the support of the UN Joint Programme for Adolescent Girls (JPAG) in Malawi shows off her latest work. Photo credit: UNFPA Malawi

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UN Secretary-General pledges support to reduce maternal death in Kenya

calendar_today06 July 2014

Siddharth Chatterjee, the UNFPA Representative in Kenya, met with the Kenyan First Lady in June to discuss advancing maternal health in the country. Photo credit: Office of the First Lady

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In South Sudan camp, midwifery training offers a crucial a lifeline

calendar_today07 July 2014

Marsa Nyaluak and midwife trainee Ana Chuoch David in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. Ms. David was able to save both Ms. Nyaluak and her daughter, Happy, when complications arose during childbirth. Photo credit: UNFPA/Jaime Jacques

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Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

calendar_today02 July 2014

Mitslal Giday and Beruho Gebrezgi convene a forum for pregnant women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Photo credit: UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw

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“Horse-cart of hope” offers critical health-care access to expectant mothers

calendar_today23 June 2014

Chief nurse Mamadou Fall with a UNFPA-provided horse-cart at the health post in Dodel. Photo credit: APANEWS

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Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Building the future now

African Heads of State, Government, to Speed up Reduction of Maternal Deaths

In Niger, empowering girls to take a stand against child marriage

Fistula survivors treated through M-Pesa mobile banking scheme in Tanzania

In southern Malawi, reaping the benefits of investing in adolescent girls

UN Secretary-General pledges support to reduce maternal death in Kenya

In South Sudan camp, midwifery training offers a crucial a lifeline

Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

“Horse-cart of hope” offers critical health-care access to expectant mothers

Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

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