Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services GODOMEY, Benin/ASSAHOUN, Togo/CONAKRY, Guinea As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, health workers in West Africa say it has been
In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending SANA’A, Yemen – Twenty-three-year-old Amani, from Shabwa Governorate in southern Yemen, waited years to have a child. But when she finally
COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up 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
Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities who require reproductive health care UNITED NATIONS, New York/FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities face discrimination, high rates of gender-based violence,
UNFPA cares for healthcare workers during coronavirus The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, but it has left the elderly, pregnant women, and frontline healthcare workers especially vulnerable. The
As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the
UNFPA COVID-19 Updates- Reproductive Health During Coronavirus In times of crisis like the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare systems are overburdened. Providing essential care – like family planning, prenatal
Providing care during a pandemic and a refugee crisis: UNFPA’s work with Rohingya Refugees In February of 2020, Friends of UNFPA asked UNFPA supporters to share encouraging notes to frontline workers in the Rohingya
Maternal death in Morocco declining thanks to midwives, but more support needed RABAT, Morocco – Madame Najat Baloui, a midwife in Casablanca, vividly remembers a childbirth that went horribly wrong. “A woman was
In rural Zambia, midwives at the Bwacha Health Center provide quality maternal care Central Province, Zambia – “Every time I report for work, I strive to offer quality services to mothers, including conducting deliveries
