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Teen Pregnancy on The Rise in Eastern Samar
Five teenagers get pregnant every day in Eastern Samar, according to the Eastern Samar Provincial Health Office. Between 2011 and 2012, facility-based data on antenatal care services also showed that... Read more
Partnerships Important in Reducing Maternal Deaths - Usec Garin
Health Undersecretary Janette Garin emphasized the importance of partnerships to address the enormous challenges the country faces in meeting targets for reducing maternal deaths and increasing... Read more
Flood Evacuees Get Assistance from UNFPA
UNFPA and its partners in the health cluster and reproductive health working group for humanitarian response provided reproductive health services to women affected by the flooding in Cotabato City... Read more
Surigao Del Sur Strengthens Facility-Based Deliveries
Just over a year after it was included as one of the sites for the UNFPA 7th Country Programme of Assistance to the Philippines, Surigao del Sur is already showing positive trends in improving... Read more
A New Life Begins as Town Reels from Disaster
“It helped a lot that I learned from the health information sessions, especially because it was my first pregnancy. I didn’t have second thoughts delivering in a health facility.” Thus uttered Corina... Read more
Teen Pregnancy: Battling the War that Silently Claims Lives and Future of Young Girls
The number of girls getting pregnant in their teens has been on the uptrend in the Philippines during the last decade, with childbirths by girls 14 years old and below increasing by 75 per cent,... Read more
Philippines' Experience Inspires Conference Delegates
The crowd of 4,000 was silenced but strong reactions of disbelief reverberated in the room. This was the atmosphere when a video showing images and stories of Filipino women’s struggles for the... Read more
Revision of Muslim Code Gains More Support
Shari’ah judges and progressive men from Muslim communities have expressed willingness to support calls for amendments to provisions in Presidential Decree No. 1083, or the Code of Muslim Personal... Read more
RH Victory in Phl Shared with Partisan Overseas Crowd
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (30 May 2013) –The audience gasped when the video showed a mother saying she has 22 children. Yes, twenty-two. There was head shaking and jaw dropping, as it was unthinkable... Read more
Philippines to Present Family Planning Program at Women Deliver
Health Secretary Enrique Ona will share the stage with UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin and Ms. Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, when he presents... Read more