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12 May 2020
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Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities
UNITED NATIONS, New York/FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities face discrimination, high rates of…
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08 May 2020
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SANA’A, Yemen – On 10 April, Yemen announced its first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19. Since then, 34 more cases and 7 deaths have been reported. Health workers, already stretched to the limit by five years of grinding conflict, are sounding the al
SANA’A, Yemen – On 10 April, Yemen announced its first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19. Since then, 34 more cases and 7 deaths have been reported. Health…
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07 May 2020
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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed
AZRAQ CAMP, Jordan/HOMS, Syria/UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I invested the first four days of the lockdown calling beneficiaries to inform them of the availability of virtual…
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07 May 2020
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Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, New York – A clear view of the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is only beginning to take shape, but experts estimate the human cost could be extraordinary. The…
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05 May 2020
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Algerian Midwife Portrait: Ms Zohra ROUANE
Ms Zohra Rouane Senior midwife 30 years of experience in reproductive health and family planning services Ms Zohra Rouane has participated in…
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05 May 2020
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Public health midwife portrait
Public health midwife Ms. AIOUAZ Nadia Central University Hospital « Mustapha Bacha » -Algiers-Algeria 32 years at maternity service "Story in the…
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05 May 2020
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Portrait of Nadjia KADDOURI AMARA
A beautiful tribute to our glorious midwives Public health midwife, Ms Nadjia KADDOURI AMARA contributes to the various national reproductive health and family…
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04 May 2020
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Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, May is a time to celebrate mothers and the health workers who help them enter motherhood. Dozens of countries observe Mother’s Day in…
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04 May 2020
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Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020
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