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Momentum Builds for Acccelerated Action to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health
UNITED NATIONS — Seeking to galvanize commitment and action, drive effective implementation, and ensure accountability for results, the UN Secretary-General, with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the…
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Young People and Pop Idol Help Out in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — By recruiting and training young people, UNFPA is providing some structure for them, as well as capitalizing on their energy and enthusiasm. Young people, aged 15-24, represent 22.7 per cent of Haiti’s…
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Most Maternal Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa Could Be Avoided
<p>SCIENCEDAILY --- Maternal mortality is a good indicator of a country's healthcare situation and of the inequalities between men and women, according to a study of 45 African countries from 1997 to 2006.…
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Goodwill Ambassador Visits Fistula Ward in Tanzania
DAR-ES-SALAAM, Tanzania — Yuko Arimori, an Olympic marathon medalist from Japan came to Tanzania to participate in the Ekiden Run for Peace in the heart of Ulyankulu Settlement for Burundian refugees. The event was…
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UNFPA Helps Plan and Monitor Successful DPRK Census
PYONGYANG, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — More than 35,000 North Koreans fanned out all over their country during the first half of October 2008 to knock on every door and interview an adult from every…
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Reports Document Epidemic of Gender-based Violence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
NEW YORK — Nearly all young women in Azerbaijan (99 per cent) say they have experienced physical abuse. Nearly half (45 per cent) of young Turkish women believe that wife beating may be justified for reasons such as…
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Assisting Pregnant Women in Haiti as Risk to Babies Rises
<p>UNFPA is providing medical kits to thousands of expectant mothers in Haiti in case they cannot get medical attention in time and give birth at home or on the streets where they are living after last month’s…
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Rapid Assessment Provides New Information on Relief and Recovery Needs in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Older people and female heads of household are the two most vulnerable groups affected by the 12 January earthquake in Haiti.
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Report Documents Challenges to Maternal Health in Haiti Even Before the Earthquake
NEW YORK— Even before the catastrophic earthquake, getting pregnant in Haiti was perilous. With 1 in 44 women dying in pregnancy or childbirth, Haiti is the most dangerous country to give birth in the Western Hemisphere.
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