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18 February 2025
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UNFPA Supported Family Planning Project Targeting Women and Adolescents Launched
18 February 2025, Gursum Woreda, SOMALI REGION: The “Family Planning for Women and Adolescents in Primary Health Care Centers” Project which will be supported by UNFPA, the United…
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06 February 2025
Press Release
UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia underscore the need to Step Up the Pace: Strengthening Alliances and Building Movements to End FGM
Addis Ababa, 06 February 2025: Today, the world is observing the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM) under the theme, “Stepping Up the Pace:…
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27 January 2025
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Assisting survivors of obstetric fistula access safe motherhood services
Birke G/Mariam was born and raised in Tselemti, western Tigray. She comes from a family of farmers. Birke describes her childhood as a happy one, until her family decided to marry…
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22 January 2025
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Health workers working with meager resources to save mothers and children in the Somalia Region
Isra Omar joined the Awbare Health Center three years ago as a maternal and child health officer, taking on the responsibility of managing deliveries and providing antenatal and…
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17 January 2025
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Maternity waiting homes improving safe motherhood in Ethiopia
Kebelle Duba is a 20-year-old woman currently awaiting the birth of her child at the maternity waiting home at the Orbate Health Centre in the Borana Zone of the Oromia Region…
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10 January 2025
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Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams bringing lifesaving services and hope to doorsteps
Aisha Mohammed, a 30-year-old woman living in Asan Gola Village located just a short distance from Abala Town of Afar Region, is a proud mother of six children. She has faced her…
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30 December 2024
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UNFPA partnering with Faith Based Organizations to tackle Intimate Partner Violence
Pastor Eyoel Wolde Gebriel, the Marriage and Family Ministry Coordinator at the Ethiopian Meserete Kristos Church Misrak Denomination in Addis Ababa, is working hard to educate…
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27 December 2024
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Going extra miles to save lives
When he began serving as a midwife five years ago, Melkam Desse was only 21 years old. Born and raised in Debre Tabor town, Amhara Region of Ethiopia, he studied midwifery at…
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23 December 2024
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From Vulnerability to Empowerment
Amina, a 27-year-old factory worker at the Kombolcha Industrial Park, once navigated a complex web of challenges. As any young girl hailing from the rural part of Ethiopia, Amina…
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