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18 February 2019
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Jémima Masika was infected with Ebola and survived. © UNFPA DRC/Brigitte Kiaku
Surviving Ebola: “I was so afraid to die and be put in a body bag”
“I did not believe in the existence of Ebola," said Jémima Masika. Then she fell sick.
16 February 2019
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UNFPA brought critical reproductive health supplies to resident of the settlement, where conditions are dire. © UN in Syria
118-truck convoy delivers urgent aid to stranded residents in Rukban, Syria
UNFPA delivered critical supplies to a remote settlement in Rukban, where residents have been stranded in the desert for years.
14 February 2019
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Health workers have learned to respect indigenous childbirth traditions, such as vertical delivery using a rope. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia
Respect for childbirth traditions saves lives in the Peruvian Andes
Rural health systems have embraced something they once ignored: folk traditions and practices. 
7 February 2019
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Eman, from West Mosul, needed a Caesarean section for her fifth child. © UNFPA Iraq/Jared Kohler
Reaching women in Mosul, where the shadow of conflict still lingers
About a year and half after the fall of ISIL’s last stronghold in Mosul, health services have yet to be fully restored.
5 February 2019
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Asha lays out the tools she uses to perform female genital mutilation in Somalia. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation
Despite being internationally recognized as a human rights violation, some 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM. Here's what you need to know.
1 February 2019
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“Many of my friends dropped out of school because of early marriage," said Soukaina, in Morocco. “I am grateful I have been able to finish school and delay motherhood." © UNFPA Maroc
The future at her fingertips: What happens when girls say #IDONT
This Valentine’s Day, UNFPA is exploring what happens when girls are emboldened to say “I don’t” to child marriage.
24 January 2019
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Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls
Chief Mwanza knows all too well the opportunities that are lost when girls are married off as children. She was married when she was only 14 years old.
22 January 2019
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Irina, 46, had no idea she was at risk of cervical cancer. Luckily, her family doctor performed a screening. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova
Cervical cancer is extremely deadly – and common. Yet a vast majority of these deaths could be prevented with simple screening and vaccination efforts.
18 January 2019
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Young people outside a youth-friendly health centre in Kamenge, Bujumbura. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures
“I was afraid for my life," Cecile* told UNFPA. Without sexual health education, she did not know how to protect herself from unintended pregnancy.
17 January 2019
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More than 50 UNFPA mobile teams are currently working in the country, serving thousands. © UNFPA/Maks Levin
To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams
UNFPA’s mobile teams aid women who might otherwise be out of reach. “This was a completely new way for us of working,” says social services leader.

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