Resources

Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases

Resource date: Sep 2019

Author: UNFPA

This brief covers UNFPA's work on addressing non-communicable diseases, primarily the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and giving attention to adolescent and maternal health.

This brief comes as part of UNFPA's membership on the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

News

Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association

14 April 2020

News

Infection-control supplies delivered to Viet Nam maternal health facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

Front-line health workers are particularly at risk of being exposed to the virus. © UNFPA Viet Nam

13 April 2020

Resources

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Resource date: Jul 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

News

Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

08 April 2020

Statement

Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

07 April 2020

News

Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed

Khadija Bahzad holds a baby she delivered in Marrakech. Ms. Bahzad is a midwifery trainer, strengthening the skills of other midwives in the country. © UNFPA

14 February 2020

Updates

UNFPA and Philips reach important milestone to benefit 570,000 mothers and newborns in Republic of the Congo

17 Jan 2020

At the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, the Republic of the Congo committed to ensuring that all pregnant women have an antenatal consultation and deliver their babies with a skilled birth attendant by 2022. © UNFPA Republic of the Congo

News

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

Ms. Jumabayeva assists Ms. Kholmurodova at the maternity ward of the Kanlikul District Health Department in Uzbekistan. © UNFPA Uzbekistan

17 January 2020

News

“Never give up hope,” fistula survivor tells Pakistani women

Ms. Shamshad turned her life around after getting fistula repair surgery at the Koohi Goth Women’s Hospital in Karachi. © UNFPA Pakistan

08 January 2020

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