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Bringing Family Planning Services to Communities
The provincial health office of Albay successfully carried out a medical mission to provide bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) services to mothers who have already reached their desired number of... Read more
BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, ONE YOUNG MOTHER AT A TIME
In spite of the uncomfortable heat and humidity of the summer season, 18-year-old Marcuebe Cañon didn’t mind carrying her one month old baby while waiting in line to receive medical services during a... Read more
Pablo Response Reaches 24,000 People
The United Nations Population Fund has reached nearly 24,000 people in various reproductive health-related services provided to survivors of typhoon Pablo in three affected provinces in Mindanao as... Read more
Institutionalizing Women-Friendly Spaces in Emergency Response
In an emergency situation, the role of women in the family multiply tenfold as they become the primary caretakers for the children, the injured or sick, and the elderly. In many cases, women become... Read more
Population Issues in Post-2015 Dev’t Agenda
A multisectoral body called for the integration of population issues in the ongoing global discussions on the development scenario after the 2015 Millennium Development Goals deadline. During a... Read more
Women’s Day Focus: Women in Governance, End to Gender-Based Violence
The Philippines highlights the need to accelerate women’s participation in governance and enhance gender perspective in upholding good governance as the country observes the National Women’s Month.... Read more
RH Outreach Missions Reach More than 5,000 Women
As of February 11, UNFPA and its partners has already served 5,547 women and girls in 40 outreach missions for survivors of typhoon Pablo in the affected communities of Compostela Valley and Davao... Read more
NYC Recognizes UNFPA Support to Youth Programmes
The National Youth Commission (NYC) acknowledged the support of the United Nations Population Fund in its quest for reforms to give the Filipino youth a meaningful role in development. In simple... Read more
Programme Addresses RH Needs of IPS In Mindanao
The United Nations Population Fund and the European Union are undertaking a four-year project that aims to improve maternal and child health for indigenous communities in Mindanao through culturally... Read more
RH Missions Reach Out to Hard-to-Reach Indigenous Communities
A joint outreach was conducted in Barangays Simulao and Caatihan, two hard-to-reach indigenous communities in Boston, Davao Oriental by UNFPA, UNHCR, WHO, Family Planning Organization of the... Read more