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Women's Health Critical for Recovery in Aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda
TACLOBAN CITY—The international community must make women’s health a priority as typhoon-hit areas in the Philippines begin reconstruction and recovery, said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive... Read more
More Support Needed to Protect 3.7 Million Women and Girls Post-Haiyan
One month after Typhoon Haiyan, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, calls on the international community for greater support to meet the needs of 3.7 million women and girls of childbearing... Read more
Pregnant, Breastfeeding Survivors of Typhoon Yolanda Receive Maternal Health Care
TACLOBAN CITY—Medical teams organized by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, have started delivering reproductive health services to expecting and nursing mothers in evacuation centres for... Read more
UNFPA Announces Master Plan to Protect Women and Girls in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan caused unprecedented devastation in the Philippines, over 3.2 million women and girls of child-bearing age are still in need of urgent care and protection. As health... Read more
Pregnant Women in Typhoon-Hit Areas Face Enormous Risks
Some 235,000 pregnant women affected by typhoon Haiyan face heightened risks in the storm’s aftermath, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today. They urgently need assistance, particularly... Read more
200,000 Pregnant Women Need Help in Aftermath of Yolanda
Two days after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened, heartbreaking scenes are unfolding. Yet amidst the devastation, there was a story of hope. In the ruins... Read more
NEW LIFE SPRINGS AMIDST CHAOS
Harija Idris, 32, was nine months pregnant and already in labour when her family fled their house in the village of Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City last Sept. 10 as gun fighting between government... Read more
A Chance to Serve Their Own Indigenous Communities
Nori comes from the indigenous Dibabawon tribe in the municipality of Montevista in Compostela Valley province. She became a mother in her teenage years. Now 25, she can still remember those... Read more
Family Planning Mission Scores Success in Ifugao
It was only 8:30 a.m. on that day in June but it was already hot and humid in the lowland town of Alfonso Lista in the province of Ifugao. A line of women had formed outside the Potia District... Read more
A Tale of Two Teen Mothers
The two mothers arrived together at the reproductive health medical mission in an urban poor community in Manila, each carrying a baby in their arms. The older woman is Rowena Narce, 31, carrying her... Read more