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Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN

12 November 2015

2016 International Conference on Family Planning

25 January - 28 January 2016

Nusa Dua, Indonesia

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Health experts call for renewed focus on maternal, child deaths

Preventable maternal and newborn deaths continue to plague much of the world. Women and their newborns wait for care at a UNFPA-supported health centre in Haiti. © Jared Chambers

27 October 2015

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Grim but essential, autopsies are saving lives in Bangladesh

Asta Banu and her sister-in-law, Mos Dilifa Begum, work with Gulam Mostafa on a verbal autopsy. Learning the cause of Ms. Banu's son's death could help spare others the same fate. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

20 October 2015

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Before it’s too late: Doctors take on one of the deadliest places for women

In Kelo, Chad, Dr. Youssifou Savadogo shows a class of nurses and midwives how to identify and address labour complications. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

16 October 2015

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The power of girls: African athletes call for gender equality, support for girls

Marcelle, 19, calls for girls to “get an education and be successful in life.” She and other elite athletes at the All African Games promoted girls’ rights, health and well-being through a variety of UNFPA-supported programmes. © UNFPA Congo

09 October 2015

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Kenyan support centre offers care, hope to refugees from South Sudan

South Sudanese refugees display products they have been learning to produce at the Kakuma Support Centre in Turkana, Kenya. © UNFPA/Bernard Muthaka

05 October 2015

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Support centre offers care, hope to refugees from South Sudan

South Sudanese refugees with handicrafts they have learned to make through an income-generating course at the Kakuma Support Centre in Turkana, Kenya. © UNFPA/Bernard Muthaka

18 September 2015

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In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

Midwife Chanduong Rotha speaks to So Pumngea about family planning at the Orrusei Health Center in Kratie Province. Ms. So says family planning is an important way to help her family emerge from poverty. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

16 September 2015

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Yemen conflict takes massive toll on health systems

Emergency obstetric and newborn health equipment has been delivered to hospitals throughout Yemen, where health systems are breaking down. © UNFPA/Abduallah Al-Haddad

11 September 2015

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