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Afghanistan

Humanitarian Coordinator Reaffirms Commitment to Meeting Life-Saving Needs and Supporting Vulnerable Communities Across Afghanistan [EN/Dari/PS]

(Kabul, 11 August 2022): The Afghan people continue to stand in dire need of international assistance despite an ongoing humanitarian response of unprecedented scale and nature. Over the past year,...

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  • OCHA
  • UN HC Afghanistan
Posted
11 Aug 2022
Originally published
11 Aug 2022

Haiti

Haiti: Hunger, economic crisis stall recovery a year after devastating earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 11 August 2022 – Haiti is trapped in a hunger and security crisis after a massive earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in the Caribbean nation a year ago, with about 4.5 million...

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  • Save the Children
Posted
11 Aug 2022
Originally published
11 Aug 2022

Afghanistan

New midwife’s first call of duty: Emergency response to earthquake ‘Women were in shock, many of them were pregnant’

Paktika, Afghanistan – Minaz Bibi had just finished a midwifery course and was waiting for her deployment to a community health center when she received an unexpected call to report for an emergency...

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  • UNFPA
Posted
10 Aug 2022
Originally published
10 Aug 2022

Nigeria

The Village Health Worker Partnership in Borno State and What It Means for Humanitarian Localization in Nigeria, Learning Brief - July 2022

To work toward addressing the conflict-driven health crisis in Borno, while adopting a localized approach to strengthen public health systems within the State, in 2017, the Women’s Refugee Commission...

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Analysis
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  • WRC
Posted
10 Aug 2022
Originally published
9 Aug 2022

Ethiopia + 1 more

UNFPA handed over ambulances purchased with funding from Denmark

9 August 2022, Bahir Dar, Amhara Region: UNFPA, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, today handed over three high-spec ambulances and emergency RH kits worth around 9.4 million...

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  • UNFPA
Posted
10 Aug 2022
Originally published
9 Aug 2022

Colombia + 10 more

UNICEF LACRO Humanitarian Situation Mid-Year Report for 2022

Highlights In 2022, an estimated 41.4 million people, of which 13.4 million children in the region, will need humanitarian support related to ongoing crises including migration flows from the...

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Situation Report
Source
  • UNICEF
Posted
9 Aug 2022
Originally published
9 Aug 2022

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s once robust health system nears collapse amid crisis – and pregnant women pay the price

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – When Ruchika found out she was pregnant with her second child, in October of 2021, she could not have imagined that she would find herself, hours before delivering her baby, in a...

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News and Press Release
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  • UNFPA
Posted
8 Aug 2022
Originally published
8 Aug 2022

Sri Lanka

Upholding the dignity and building resilience of women and girls: UNFPA's response to the economic crisis

Appeal for USD 10.7 million to meet urgent needs of women and girls in Sri Lanka Bangkok / Colombo / New York, 8 August 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has...

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  • UNFPA
Posted
8 Aug 2022
Originally published
8 Aug 2022

Zimbabwe

Maternal mortality decline in Zimbabwe, 2007/2008 to 2018/2019: findings from mortality surveys using civil registration, vital statistics and health system data

Reuben Musarandega, Jenny Cresswell, Thulani Magwali, Davidzoyashe Makosa, Rhoderick Machekano, Solwayo Ngwenya, Lennarth Nystrom, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Munjanja Abstract Background Sustainable...

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  • BMJ
Posted
5 Aug 2022
Originally published
4 Aug 2022

World + 10 more

UNFPA announces winners of Joint Innovation Challenge: ten projects that will change the lives of women and girls

New York, 4 August 2022 - UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the ten winners of its first-ever Joint Innovation Challenge, a competition to provide funding...

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  • UNFPA
Posted
4 Aug 2022
Originally published
4 Aug 2022

World

Healthy life expectancy in Africa rises by almost ten years

Brazzaville – Healthy life expectancy in the African region has increased on average by 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019, a World Health Organization (WHO) assessment reports. This rise is...

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  • WHO
Posted
4 Aug 2022
Originally published
4 Aug 2022

Somalia

ECHO Factsheet – Somalia – (Last updated 21/04/2022)

Introduction For decades, Somalia has suffered from prolonged conflict and extreme weather, including recurrent droughts and floods. The country is now facing an unprecedented forecast of a 4th...

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News and Press Release
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  • ECHO
Posted
3 Aug 2022
Originally published
3 Aug 2022

Ethiopia

Conflict fuelling sexual violence in northern Ethiopia

MEKELLE, Tigray – “We tried to flee on the back of a truck, but they caught us. They took me away, raped me and left me in the bush.” Mahlet* was just 17 when she fled her home in November 2021 to...

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News and Press Release
Source
  • UNFPA
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
2 Aug 2022

Venezuela

UN Humanitarian Chief calls for solidarity and increased support for the Venezuelan people

(Caracas, 2 August 2022). The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, completed today his visit to Venezuela, his first to Latin America...

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News and Press Release
Source
  • OCHA
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
2 Aug 2022

Uganda + 3 more

Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021, Health & Nutrition Dashboard - Quarter 1, January - March 2022

Overview The sector’s main objective is to ensure full integration of comprehensive primary health care services for refugees into national and local government systems, in line with the Health...

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Infographic
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  • Govt. Uganda
  • UNHCR
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
31 Jul 2022

Uganda + 2 more

Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022-2023, Food Security Dashboard - Quarter 1, January - March 2022

Overview In order for the lifesaving humanitarian needs for refugees and asylum seekers to be met, the Food Security Sector intends to improve access to adequate nutritious foods. This is being...

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Infographic
Sources
  • Govt. Uganda
  • UNHCR
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
31 Jul 2022

Cambodia

Revamping how Cambodia tackles malnutrition

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Cambodia has made great economic progress but undernutrition remains a major impediment to its human capital development. A multisectoral approach from all stakeholders is needed to...

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News and Press Release
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  • World Bank
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
2 Aug 2022

World

Increased country-level support for breastfeeding could save the global economy US$1.5 billion every day

The updated Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool, launching during World Breastfeeding Week, highlights the need for protection, promotion, and support for breastfeeding around the world. Ottawa, CANADA –...

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  • Nutrition International
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
2 Aug 2022

Afghanistan

Women’s struggles, difficult pregnancy inspires mother to become a midwife

Faryab, Afghanistan – Growing up, midwife Sima Ayobi witnessed how pregnant women struggled to access maternity care in their remote village in Faryab province. Experiencing the same challenge later...

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News and Press Release
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  • UNFPA
Posted
2 Aug 2022
Originally published
1 Aug 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) - Long-form (Last Update: July 2022)

Executive Summary Note: This update to the Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) builds upon the rapidly-developed document published on 3 March 2022 and the update published on 29 April 2022. This...

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Analysis
Sources
  • Health Cluster
  • WHO
Posted
1 Aug 2022
Originally published
1 Aug 2022

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