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Midwifery and Nursing Schools Destroyed by Haiti Earthquake

The destruction of its Ministry of Women's Affairs as well as the loss of schools training midwives and nurses, will futher complicate Haiti's efforts to address women's needs. Photo: Carina Wint/UNFPA.

22 January 2010

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Hungry and Homeless: Pregnant Women Seek Safe Births in Devastated City

Chief nurse Marlene Dejean Gaudent and obstetrician Francois Clauden Maxcene helped deliver babies at the Hospital General's maternity ward Tuesday. Photo: Carina Wint/UNFPA.

20 January 2010

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Overcrowded Hospital Wards: Performing Caesarean Sections on a Park Bench

Emergency care is being delivered in makeshift hospitals in Port-au-Prince. Photo: Carina Wint.

18 January 2010

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Waiting to Give Birth Among Rubble and Disaster Victims

Bird's eye view of a neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince, devastated by the 12 January earthquake. Photo:Trygve Olfarnes-UNFPA

16 January 2010

Press Release

Appeal Launched for Emergency Assistance to Thousands of Pregnant Women at High Risk in Haiti

15 January 2010

Press Release

Maternal Health Supplies Being Rushed to Haiti

14 January 2010

Press Release

Haitian Women and Girls Require Life-Saving Assistance in the Wake of Severe Weather

12 September 2008

Press Release

New Haiti Census Shows Drastic Lack of Jobs, Education, Maternal Health Services

10 May 2006

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Sadness and Optimism Mark International Women's Day Celebration in Haiti

UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid speaking to a mother and her child waiting to be attended at a clinic that provides integrated primary healthcare that include reproductive health and testing, treatment and counselling for HIV and AIDS. This is a model for an integrated package of services at the community level. Photo: Dimitry Leger/UNFPA.

09 March 2010

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Day Camp Provides Young Haitians with Respite from the Boredom of Displacement

One of the workshops at Camp de L'Avenir teaches participatants how to construct a building from plastic bottles filled with sand. Photo: Trygve Olfames/UNFPA

19 March 2010

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