DALOCHA WOREDA, Ethiopia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, and Masanga village, Mara Region, Tanzania— ''Is [female genital mutilation] religious?'' Under a tree in the quiet village of Dalocha Woreda in...
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DALOCHA WOREDA, Ethiopia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, and Masanga village, Mara Region, Tanzania— ''Is [female genital mutilation] religious?'' Under a tree in the quiet village of Dalocha Woreda in...
Nairobi, 24th January 2024 – Recent climate-driven disasters, including the devastating drought and floods that swept through various regions of Kenya, have had a profound impact on the lives of...
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In the past 20 years, progress has been made towards universal sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in East and Southern Africa. However, millions still lack universal access to...
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In 2022, the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation achieved significant milestones. This annual report focuses on "reimagining resilience" to address the impact...
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More than 43 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in 2023, 32 million of whom are acutely food insecure. The devastation wrought by the 2020-2023...
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Nairobi, 27th June, 2023- The Government of the Philippines and the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, have signed a $50,000 agreement toward drought response in Garissa County. The funding...
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USING THIS GUIDE Purpose of the guide This guide is intended to provide technical resources and practical guidance for stillbirth advocacy and programme planning at national and subnational levels...
Nairobi, 5 May 2023 - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today visited Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi to mark...
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In response to alarming humanitarian needs worldwide, the Government of Japan is allocating over 20 million dollars to UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, in funding for its...
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This brief outlines the steps that programme managers can take to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in East and Southern Africa. In the region, more than 49 million women who want to plan their...
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This brief outlines the steps that community leaders and civil society can take to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in East and Southern Africa. In the region, more than 49 million women who want...
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This brief outlines the steps that policy and decision-makers can take to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in East and Southern Africa. In the region, more than 49 million women who want to plan...
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DAADAB, Kenya -- Incessant hunger and chronic insecurity forced Rukia Yaroow Ali and her nine children to abandon their home in Jilib, Somalia, to seek shelter at the Hagadera refugee camp in...
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Midwifery educator Duncan Shikuku will never forget the day in 2011 when a new mother was rushed into the hospital where he worked, carried by her family. “She was listless and...
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Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) is an established, sound and robust system for reviewing maternal deaths and establishing nationwide enquiries into deaths during...
Nairobi,16th February 2023 - Contraceptives worth Kes 500 Million were today handed over to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) for distribution to over 8,000 health facilities across the...
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The elation that greeted the discovery of vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020 recalls the hope unleashed in the early 2000s when antiretrovirals (ARVs) became available worldwide at affordable prices...
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DAADAB REFUGEE COMPLEX, Kenya—Around Christmas time last year, Rukia Yaroow Ali, 38, arrived at Hagadera refugee camp in Daadab. Hunger and insecurity had forced her to flee her village in Jilib in...
TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya – “The hardship brought on by the drought has left many women weak and malnourished. I cannot imagine them giving birth without the support of a skilled health professional,”...
TURKANA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, Kenya—Every month, midwives at Katilu sub-county hospital deliver more than 60 babies to women living in Turkana South sub-county, saving the lives of mothers experiencing...