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Award-Winning Film Captures the Agony and Endurance of Fistula Survivors

NEW YORK – Four years after a film producer first read about obstetric fistula, a documentary portraying the lives of its survivors is drawing wide audiences and winning major awards.

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Taking It to the Streets: Bringing HIV Prevention and Treatment to the Vulnerable Communities in Côte d'Ivoire

SAN PEDRO, Côte d’Ivoire – She ran away from her home in Nigeria after her husband died in an accident. And she refused to marry his younger brother as is the custom in her region.

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On the Front Lines of the Struggle to Save Mothers' Lives

KAMPALA, Uganda – Acute shortages of midwives and other health workers are hampering efforts to save the lives of mothers and strengthen health systems, particularly in Africa and Asia.

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Sexual Violence Threatens Women and Girls in Kenya's Post-Election Crisis

KIBERA, Kenya — In early January, armed men tore into the house of a 32-year-old mother of three in Kibera.

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Putting Evidence-Based Protocols into Practice

UNITED NATIONS, New York — How does a health worker help a young couple decide which contraceptive is best suited to their needs?

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Banking on the Future: Micro-Credit Leads to Macro-Changes in Tajikistan

GARM, Tajikistan — On a late afternoon in a small village near the town of Garm a group of women are sit cross-legged on the brightly coloured padded quilts that are a fixture in all Tajik households.

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Giving Young People the Opportunities and the Priority they Deserve

NEW YORK — The aspirations, skills, rights, opportunities and health of young people are a top piority for UNFPA.

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Protecting their Own: Youth Volunteers in Senegal are a Force for Health

TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal — Mamadou Doumboya has an interesting way of spending his free time.

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Reading, Writing, and HIV: When Reproductive Health Becomes Part of the Curriculum

KOLDA, Senegal — “Monsieur! Monsieur!” Fingers snapping, faces eager, the students in this small classroom in rural Senegal battle between their desire to follow the strict rules of the classroom and the sheer joy of…

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