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23 April 2025
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Dakar Hosts the Official Launch of the 2025 Countdown Lancet Report: A Milestone in Tracking RMNCAH-N Progress
In a landmark event held in Dakar, the 2025 Countdown Lancet Report was officially launched, marking a significant step forward in tracking progress toward reproductive, maternal,…
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08 April 2025
Press Release
UNFPA and Partners Launch Midwifery Accelerator to Confront Maternal Health Crisis
New initiative unveiled at CPD58 on World Health Day aims to reverse preventable deaths and invest in frontline care New York, 7 April 2025 – On World Health Day, and at the…
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07 April 2025
Statement
We can and must end preventable maternal deaths
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day (7 April) Globally, women’s health during pregnancy and childbirth is better than ever before. This…
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07 April 2025
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Message by UNFPA Regional Director, Dr. Sennen HOUNTON on World Health Day (7 April)
In West and Central Africa, the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) figures are as sobering as they are compelling both in terms of share of global burden (nearly 40%) as well as risks…
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01 April 2025
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UNFPA and Qatar Charity Support Obstetric Fistula Holding Home at Yendi Government Hospital
Ghana Health Service (GHS), in partnership with Qatar Charity Ghana and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has officially held a groundbreaking ceremony for the…
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25 March 2025
Press Release
UNFPA, UNICEF, AND CANADA EXPAND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE TO EMPOWER GHANAIAN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Accra, Ghana – 24th March 2025 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office in Ghana, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ghana, and the Government of Canada,…
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24 March 2025
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Immi Watch: Transforming Menstrual Health Education in West and Central Africa
In many parts of the world, including West and Central Africa, adolescent girls lack fundamental knowledge about their menstrual cycles. This knowledge gap can lead to…
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14 March 2025
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Guinea-Bissau President accepted to act as Champion for Maternal Mortality Reduction in West and Central Africa
During the launch of the Presidential Initiative to accelerate maternal mortality reduction in Guinea-Bissau, the Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)…
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06 March 2025
Statement
A march forward to gender equality, for everyone
Investments in the health and rights of women and girls have changed the world, bringing us closer to equal voices and expanded choices than ever before. Women have taken giant…
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