The H4+ partnership

This local initiative is part of the wider global partnership between Philips and UNFPA, launched in 2019.

The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Health Systems Strengthening and Social Accountability in Zambia trains midwives as part of efforts reduce neonatal and maternal deaths in the country’s Central and Western provinces.

“About 75 per cent of female genital mutilation in the country is performed by doctors,” said Dr. Ayman Sadek, an expert on the subject.