Annual Report

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2016

Towards Equality in Access, Quality of Care and Accountability

Number of pages: 70

Publication date: 31 Jul 2017

Author: UNFPA

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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA

29 August 2017

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Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk

Babita Rishidev waded for hours in murky floodwaters, carrying her 38-day-old infant. © UNFPA Nepal/Hari Bhusal

29 August 2017

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Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA

15 August 2017

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Over 10,000 women and girls reached in disaster-affected Peru

Women and girls face some of the greatest challenges, including the threat of dengue fever and Zika to pregnant women, barriers to family planning, and increased risk of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia

18 August 2017

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Teen pregnancies, and attendant health risks, a major concern in El Salvador

Globally, pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 to 19. Photograph by Lucy Tomasino

03 August 2017

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Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan

Expert midwife Tahira Nazari provides support to health workers at the Midwifery Helpline in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil

02 August 2017

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In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns

Anjana rests with her newborn baby in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Both mother and baby survived an obstructed labour, thanks to the intervention of a midwife. © CIPRB/Animesh Biswas

11 July 2017

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Cursed no more – women in western Ethiopia reject childbirth alone in the bush

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

28 July 2017

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Contraceptives reach rural women through pioneering system

Midwife Nan Win Phyu at the Nam Khoke Rural Health Centre uses a family planning wheel to explain contraceptive options. © UNFPA Myanmar/Si Thu Soe Moe

31 July 2017

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