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Uniformed Forces in Peru Take on an Invisible Enemy

LIMA, Peru—Getting in touch with emotions and discussing sexual and reproductive health may not seem likely priorities for young, uniformed men and women with steely gazes and clenched jaws.

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Making Villages in Indonesia More 'Mother Friendly'

OGAN KOMERING ILIR, South Sumatra, Indonesia—When Kawit’s third childbirth did not go smoothly, Yuniar, the midwife in Sukapulit village, realized the problem was obstructed labour and knew what to do.

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Republic of Moldova: Talking About Reproductive Health - in Schools and with Peers

DREPCAUTI, Republic of Moldova —Traditionally, reproductive health, family planning and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections were not subjects for open discussion among adults, let alone students, in this…

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Helping Pregnant Women Deliver Safely -- On the Ground and in the Air

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands —Dr. Wilma Doedens has helped to make motherhood safer for Sudanese refugees in Chad, for tsunami-affected women in Sri Lanka, and for women displaced by war in the Congo.

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Condoms Are a Key to Reducing HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe— Cathy Nyarai is an ebony, svelte, almost frail-looking 22-year-old woman.

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Sudan: UNFPA Prescribes a New Lease on Health and Life for Kalma’s Mothers and Newborns

DARFUR, Sudan—With a faint voice and half-closed eyes, Hajja was able to briefly tell her story.

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Emergency Efforts are Giving Displaced Women More Options in Darfur

SOUTH DARFUR, Sudan—When she fled from violence a year ago, Fatima Hashem Ali had little idea that she would soon regain part of her previous life.

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The Ecuador Free Maternity Law: Crucial Advance for Reproductive Health and Rights

ECUADOR—Ecuador's Parliament passed a landmark piece of legislation in 1998.

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Jambi Huasi – Health Care that Speaks to Indigenous Communities in Ecuador

OTAVALO, Ecuador —Most of the residents of this city, sprawled across a high plateau in the Andes, are Quechua-speaking descendents of the Incas.

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