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Ending Fistula in The Gambia: A Story of Survival, Restored Dignity and Hope

calendar_today 19 May 2022

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Ending Fistula in The Gambia: A Story of Survival, Restored Dignity and Hope

Surviving a 90-day journey of healing, excitement for a possible transformation of their lives, hope for restored dignity and on the other hand, fear of a failed surgery, was the…

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UNFPA’S FISTULA SUCCESS STORIES

calendar_today 19 May 2022

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UNFPA’S FISTULA SUCCESS STORIES

Fatima is an indigene of Ngomari Airport in Maiduguri. She is a divorced mother of eight children following her 22-year-marriage. Fatima, lived happily with her husband, her…

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Ending Fistula in The Gambia: A Story of Survival, Restored Dignity and Hope

calendar_today 19 May 2022

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Ending Fistula in The Gambia: A Story of Survival, Restored Dignity and Hope

Surviving a 90-day journey of healing, excitement for a possible transformation of their lives, hope for restored dignity and on the other hand, fear of a failed surgery, was the…

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Volunteers’ contribution in the UNFPA supported Campaigns to End Child Marriage

calendar_today 14 May 2022

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Volunteers’ contribution in the UNFPA supported Campaigns to End Child Marriage

Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy in the world. According to the country’s 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 21 per cent of girls between the…

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Global health systems must invest in midwives

calendar_today 04 May 2022

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Global health systems must invest in midwives

When heavy monsoon rains flooded refugee camps in Bangladesh, it was midwife Shakila Parvin who, in knee-high water, delivered twins to a hypertensive mother and stabilized her…

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Ghana to host a high-level delegation to advance equity for People of African Descent

calendar_today 19 April 2022

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Ghana to host a high-level delegation to advance equity for People of African Descent

A high-level forum will be held in Ghana as part of an initiative by the United Nations to advance the rights of people of African Descent by promoting recognition, justice and…

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Newsletters showcase

calendar_today 08 April 2022

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Newsletters showcase

Implementation of the new Strategic Plan 2022-2025 is currently underway. We took off with the vigor, energy and excitement needed to propel us to realize the three transformative…

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Experience of integrated service delivery with MSI's mobile clinics: Ms. Nathalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, visits the Keur Moussa Health Post

calendar_today 07 April 2022

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Experience of integrated service delivery with MSI's mobile clinics: Ms. Nathalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, visits the Keur Moussa Health Post

Dr. Natalia KANEM, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) visited and appreciated a mobile team providing integrated reproductive health and family…

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Towards empowering girls and young people with disabilities

calendar_today 06 April 2022

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Towards empowering girls and young people with disabilities

In order to support the government's efforts to achieve its commitments made in November 2019 at the International Conference on Population and Development in Nairobi, the United…

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