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.
In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs
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In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs
calendar_today30 July 2014
A pregnant women receives antenatal care at a UNFPA clinic in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. The country has too few health professionals to meet women's reproductive health needs.Photo credit: Tim McKulka/UNFPA
Caught in crisis, South Sudanese women learn to plan their families
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Caught in crisis, South Sudanese women learn to plan their families
calendar_today07 May 2014
<p>Mothers listen to a community health worker talk about family planning in the Tomping camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor</i> </p>