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Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

Tens of thousands of pregnant women are expected to need safe delivery services in quake-affected areas in the coming weeks. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel Lamery Pierre

22 September 2021

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At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

Afghan women are calling for continued support for their health, rights and families. Image courtesy of OCHA.

17 September 2021

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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

Midwifery students learn critical life-saving skills. © UNFPA Afghanistan

12 August 2021

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Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China

Dr. Cairen Sangji conducts an antenatal examination for a local Tibetan woman in Yushu, Qinghai Province. Image courtesy of Yushu County Maternal and Child Health Hospital

03 August 2021

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Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

A midwife examines a pregnant woman using the portable ultrasound device. © UNFPA Kenya

15 July 2021

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Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers

Ms. Merhawit (right) sits with her aunt at the maternity ward in Suhul Hospital, Shire. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo

07 July 2021

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With COVID-19 heralding possible fertility changes, leaders must urgently support women’s rights and choices

A mobile health clinic, supported by UNFPA and the Spotlight Initiative, brings critical family planning and other services to underserved parts of Mozambique. ©UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili

08 July 2021

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As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

Mastura Zia provides maternal health services to Afghan returnees, many of them deported from neighbouring Iran. © Zaeem Abdul Rahman/UNFPA Afghanistan

23 June 2021

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After giving birth under a bridge amid hurricane wreckage, recovery remains a distant prospect for Honduran mother

03 June 2021

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Piloting drones to deliver life-saving products for women in rural Botswana

Health staff and officials gather around the drone at Lecheng Clinic, one of the four health facilities chosen for the pilot project. © UNFPA Botswana

24 May 2021

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