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Maternal death rate plunges in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Agnod counsels villagers on family planning. Efforts like Agnod's have helped the country lower its maternal death rate significantly. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor
  • 13 July 2016
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It Begins with One

Published on: 16/03/2016

Globally, 800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than 225 girls and women in developing countries have an unmet need for family planning. 

Every girl deserves to grow up in a world where her health and rights are respected, where she is empowered and enabled to reach her full potential.

It begins with one.

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Ending AIDS through integrated care: Combining sexual and reproductive health and HIV services in Malawi

A nurse at Malawi's Mzenga Health Centre talks to a young couple about sexual and reproductive health. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
  • 09 June 2016
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Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

An estimated 750,000 people have been impacted by the earthquakes in Ecuador. © UNFPA Ecuador/David Lassa
  • 27 May 2016
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Improving access to family planning in Haiti amidst the threat of Zika virus

Dr. Josette Sanon (left) provides residents of Baie D'Orange with much-needed health services during the one-day mobile clinic. © UNFPA Haiti
  • 10 May 2016
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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones
  • 05 May 2016
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Spreading the word: Youth educators provide sexual and reproductive health outreach in Honduras

Over 1,500 adolescent peer educators have been trained as part of the COPEITSA programme. ©UNFPA Honduras
  • 19 April 2016
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Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

Daniela Souza Batista, her infant daughter Raquel, who was born with microcephaly, and her nine-year old son, Emanuel. ©UNFPA Brazil/Midiã Santana
  • 26 February 2016
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Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac
  • 23 October 2015
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Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil
  • 23 November 2015
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