News on HIV & AIDS

22 Décembre 2017
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M4RH provides accurate information on sexual and reproductive health topics in a private, nonjudgmental way. © Ministry of Health
SMS tool brings sexual, reproductive health information to Rwanda’s youth
KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwanda’s health system has seen great improvements in recent years, yet one area of health care remains underserved, particularly for young people: sexual and reproductive health. Stigma and... Read more
13 Décembre 2017
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A girl shares her thoughts at UNFPA's youth outreach mission in Pantar, Lanao del Norte. © UNFPA Philippines
Amid Marawi crisis, displaced young people empower their communities
PANTAR, Philippines – Seventeen-year-old Abdul Nasser Berua stood before a group of teenagers, explaining how they can protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. It was October, and the youth... Read more
7 Novembre 2017
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L’UNFPA travaille avec des groupes de jeunes pour leur fournir des services et de l’information en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive. Ici, un dépistage du VIH financé par l’UNFPA à Moroni. © UNFPA Comores
Grossesse secrète aux Comores : l’histoire d’une adolescente
MORONI, Comores –Sara* avait 17 ans quand elle a découvert qu’elle était enceinte. Elle vivait dans un village rural des Comores et a mené sa grossesse à terme dans le plus grand secret, jusqu’à son accouchement dans... Read more
10 Ooctobre 2017
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Takhona learned to protect herself from HIV from UNFPA's Safeguard Young People programme.
HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable girls and young women
SHISELWENI, Swaziland – More than one in five adults in Swaziland are HIV-positive, according to the most recent data, and the rates are highest among women. Despite these dangers, young people – and young women in... Read more
5 Septembre 2017
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Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge
RUMBEK, South Sudan – Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang is a teacher at a nursery and primary school in Rumbek, a town in central South Sudan. It is her dream job, but it did not come easily. Like many girls in South Sudan, Ms.... Read more
29 Août 2017
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Hauwa Lassa, sage-femme, (troisième à gauche) fait une démonstration sur l'équipement d’accouchement fourni par UNFPA qui permettra des soins en toute sécurité. © Anne Wittenberg / UNFPA
Nigeria : pénurie alarmante de personnel de santé dans les zones affectées par le conflit
MAIDUGURI, Nigéria – Retraitée mais pas fatiguée, c'est ainsi que les gens décrivent Hauwa Lassa, infirmière et sage-femme. Elle est sortie de sa retraite pour s’occuper des femmes et des filles touchées par le conflit... Read more
18 Juillet 2017
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Edith Nambalirwa touche d’autres jeunes avec son esprit d’entreprise et sa connaissance de la santé sexuelle et reproductive. © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler
Si les dirigeants agissent rapidement, les jeunes pourraient régler des problèmes internationaux
MUBENDE, Ouganda/NATIONS UNIES, New York – Aujourd’hui, le monde fait face à des perspectives sombres, depuis une pauvreté persistante jusqu’à des inégalités bien ancrées. L’une des solutions indispensables se profile... Read more
6 Juillet 2017
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A mother and her baby at a UNFPA-supported clinic in Windhoek. A project is improving reproductive health care and increasing the people reached with HIV services. © UNFPA Namibia/Emma Mbekele
How health clinics in Namibia are destigmatizing HIV and boosting efficiency
GOBABIS, Namibia – Each morning, single mother Elizabeth Kazapua rises at 4:30 to begin her hour-long trek to work at Epako Clinic in Gobabis, Namibia. There, at the site of a ground-breaking pilot project, she greets... Read more
2 Juin 2017
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Health workers in Serbia receive UNFPA-provided medical supplies. UNFPA is supporting sexual and reproductive health care for refugees and migrants, but many women are not prioritizing their health. © UNFPA
Getting refugees and migrants to prioritize their reproductive health
SID, Serbia – Aliah*, a 28-year-old woman from Afghanistan, took an unusually brave step in April: She spoke with candour about her sexual and reproductive health needs at a workshop in Sid, a town in north-western... Read more
3 Mai 2017
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"A mother’s trust in a midwife is the first medicine for a successful delivery," says Burcard Umuhoza, a midwife in Gisenyi, Rwanda. © UNFPA Rwanda/Maureen Twahirwa
To reduce maternal deaths, look to midwives
GISENYI, Rwanda – “Mothers and babies lose their lives due to complications that could have been prevented,” Burcard Umuhoza, 28, told UNFPA in a frank conversation about the trials he faces as a midwife in the Gisenyi... Read more

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