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Reproductive Health Care Critical to Pregnant Evacuees of Typhoon Ruby
Manila, December, 9, 2014 -- Based on latest government data of two million people affected by typhoon Ruby, there are more than 30,000 pregnant women in seven regions who may be in need of... Read more
Crisis-Affected Communities Receive More Support from UNFPA
Zamboanga City, December 2, 2014 – More than a year after the Zamboanga siege in 2013, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund continues to support the restoration of health and protection services... Read more
World’s 1.8 Billion Young Can Propel Socioeconomic Development
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 November 2014—Developing countries with large youth populations could see their economies soar, provided they invest heavily in young people’s education and health and... Read more
Access to RH Services Better in Yolanda Areas, Needs to be Sustained
Progress in restoring access to reproductive health services following the massive destruction of facilities caused by Typhoon Yolanda has been remarkable but efforts should be sustained as... Read more
Ensuring Safe Births Amidst the Tragedy of Yolanda
It has been a year since typhoon Yolanda’s devastation but Dr. Lilia Daguinod, chief of the Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, will never forget the images of days that... Read more
Completing a Community-Initiated Birthing Facility
Sitio Gawasan is three to four hours on foot to the Barangay Bentangan Health Center. Roads are rough and access is only via walking or a bumpy ride on a motorcycle through wide, unpaved roads at... Read more
Keynote Message on the Launching of the Rafael M. Salas Lecture Series on Population and Development
Full text of the Keynote Message delivered by UNFPA Country Representative Klaus Beck at the launch of Rafael M. Salas Lecture Series on Population and Development at University of St. La Salle in... Read more
Birthing Centre Reopens After Yolanda
Eight months after Typhoon Yolanda, the Government of Japan and the United Nations Population Fund completed the repair and handed over to the local government of Palo, Leyte one of the birthing... Read more
100m PH Population an Opportunity to Invest in the Future
The Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world and, on Sunday (July 27), it welcomes its 100-millionth citizen, presenting both challenges of and opportunities for a growing... Read more
Project Headshots Clinic Launches ‘Selfie’ Campaign for World Population Day
The Project Headshots Clinic of photographer Niccolo Cosme lent its unique concept of digitized profile photos to launch the social media campaign in support of young people's rights for World... Read more