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Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

calendar_today10 April 2018

Out's pregnancy is assessed by a midwife during an antenatal home visit. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

calendar_today08 February 2018

Merhawit Mezgebe says members of her girls' club are helping to stamp out child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

calendar_today16 November 2017

Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

Publication date

Jul 2017

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

70

Annual Report

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

Towards Equality in Access, Quality of Care and Accountability

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News

Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

calendar_today09 August 2017

Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen
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Cursed no more – women in western Ethiopia reject childbirth alone in the bush

calendar_today28 July 2017

Women participate in a community discussion about ending practices that are harmful to women and girls. In this session, they are talking about child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash
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After 46 years of suffering, fistula survivor finds relief

calendar_today19 May 2017

Nurse Lydia Kasiya speaks with obstetric fistula survivor Nachilango Bisolomo at Monkey-bay Community Hospital. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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Statement

Hope, healing, and dignity for all

calendar_today23 May 2017

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News

Thousands reached in Somalia reproductive health campaign

calendar_today20 January 2017

The outreach campaign provided antenatal care, postpartum services, family planning counselling and many other services. © UNFPA Somalia
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