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Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

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The pandemic has introduced danger and uncertainty to the start of motherhood. Clockwise from top left: © UNFPA DRC, © China Maternal and Child Health Association, © Ethiopian Midwives Association, © UNFPA Honduras, © ZHIAN health organization, © Vojislav Gushevski, © UNFPA Albania

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Sep 2019

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UNFPA

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Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases

This brief covers UNFPA's work on addressing non-communicable diseases, primarily the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and giving attention to adolescent and maternal health.

This brief comes as part of UNFPA's membership on the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

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Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria

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Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

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“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association

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COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

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A boy at home in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. People are urged to stay home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and health services are being scaled down. © UNICEF/UN0243125/Morris VII Photo

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UNFPA

Publication date

Jul 2020

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COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

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Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

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After a complicated delivery, triplet boys were discharged in good health. Distance, conflict and the threat of the global pandemic kept their mother from seeking maternal health care. © BFD/UNFPA Yemen

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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

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In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

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Iran's midwives and nurses on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

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Iran's midwives and nurses on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

Today, on World Health Day, midwives and nurses are risking their lives to safely deliver babies and care for the sick amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mar 2020

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UNFPA

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COVID-19: A Gender Lens

Protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality

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Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases

Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

Iran's midwives and nurses on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: A Gender Lens

Protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality

Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

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