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“Hope arrived in the form of Rahna”: The life-saving work of midwives after the Afghanistan earthquake

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Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
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Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

calendar_today09 January 2024

Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

From the newly created UNRWA field hospital in Gaza, UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen tells us the catastrophic situation on the ground.

With hospitals being far over capacity, midwives and doctors are beyond exhausted.

UNFPA is committed to providing them with much-needed support and supplies.

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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023

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Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province  in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
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13 November 2023

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“They need someone to listen”: UNFPA supports essential psychosocial service delivery after deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan

calendar_today19 October 2023

Shamaiel, 25, was trapped under her own roof when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on 7 October. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Arlene Alano
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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

calendar_today08 November 2023

Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

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13 October 2023

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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births

calendar_today15 August 2023

Midwife Durdana Samandar says Ms. Husun could have experienced serious complications had she insisted on walking four hours to go back home to deliver her baby. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ehsanullah Popal
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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her

calendar_today25 September 2023

The Moroccan Government's search and rescue operations in one of the villages worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on the night of 8 September. © Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA
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