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11 May 2022
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UNFPA handed over ambulance procured with funding from the Government of Denmark
UNFPA, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, today handed over a high-spec ambulance to the Afar Regional Health Bureau. The ambulance was purchased with the…
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06 May 2022
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Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years threatens to derail gains made in maternal and newborn health
GODE, Ethiopia – “When I saw my baby’s hand coming out, I ran for our lives. We traveled nearly 90 km to the nearest health facility… We are both…
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05 May 2022
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“I have survived my pregnancy on hardly one meal a day”, says a mother displaced by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia
MEKELLE, Tigray - “I have survived my pregnancy on hardly one meal a day. Now, I am concerned about my baby’s health as we are living on minimum food in the camp…
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30 March 2022
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7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The neglected crisis of unintended…
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28 March 2022
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Japan and UNFPA Strengthen Support for Reproductive Health and Protection of Women and Girls in Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 March 2022 – The Embassy of Japan and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today jointly organized the launching…
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15 March 2022
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Joint Canada Government-UNFPA delegation visited programme intervention sites in Sidama Region
A delegation of senior officials of the Government of Canada and UNFPA today visited programme intervention sites on response to gender-based violence and improving sexual and…
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11 March 2022
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Girls empowered to tackle period stigma and other harmful practices at UNFPA-supported youth-friendly Safe Spaces in Gambella, Ethiopia
GAMBELLA, Ethiopia - “When I joined the Safe Space program, I didn’t know what was happening to my body. It was the first time I heard about menstruation and how…
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15 February 2022
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WHO Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia launch training on clinical management of rape for first-line service providers
WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), has launched training on the clinical management of rape for health care…
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14 February 2022
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Konso’s conflict: Maternal and reproductive health care on the edge of collapse
KONSO, Ethiopia - “I was discharged from the health facility after a stillbirth without any medication or treatment. I have been bleeding ever since”, says…
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