Published on: 10/04/2015
In Lao People's Democratic Republic, a UNFPA-supported programme is bringing contraceptives and reproductive counselling to women in even the most remote villages. Learn more here.
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Published on: 12/03/2015
Around the world, over 280,000 women die every year from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. Six United Nations agencies have come together in a joint effort called H4+, to reduce child and maternal mortality rates and ensure that all mothers and children have access to the best possible care to enable them to live healthy, productive lives.
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Published on: 29/10/2013
In partnership with UNFPA's AccessRH reproductive health supplies service, the Philippines government procures family planning supplies for the first time in 40 years.
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Published on: 26/07/2013
The UNFPA office in Burkina Faso realised, with the help of AfrikImage, a street interview during the Week of Family planning.
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Resource date: 2014
Author: UNFPA, Guttmacher Institute
Publisher: UNFPA, Guttmacher Institute
Each year, 183,000 women die in Sub-Saharan Africa from pregnancy-related causes, and 1.2 million newborns die in the first month of life. Most of these deaths could be prevented with adequate medical care.
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