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01 July 2015
From tsunami survivor to heroic midwife
The morning of 26 December, 2004, started out like any other Sunday for Nur Asiah. The midwife and mother of two was up early washing clothes outside her house in a coastal…
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24 June 2015
The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia
KRATIE PROVINCE, Cambodia – When pregnant women need emergency care in Cambodia’s rural Kratie Province, help is often out of reach. The 11,000 square km province is served by…
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22 June 2015
In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Not long ago, 22-year-old Enkhtsetseg would have had to travel for nearly two days to reach treatment for serious pregnancy complications. Maternal health…
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17 June 2015
As monsoon looms, UNFPA and partners scale up mobile camps, prioritize remote areas
RASUWA DISTRICT, Nepal - Ishwari Dangol lost her seven year old son in the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal on 25 April. She was also seven months pregnant at the time and…
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09 June 2015
Press Release
To Tackle Violence against Women Effectively, Countries Need More Effective Data
Bangkok, Thailand – Recognizing the urgent need to step up efforts to tackle violence against women (VAW), representatives from several countries across South Asia are in Bangkok…
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03 June 2015
Mobile camps bring life-saving care to Nepal's quake-affected
DHUNKHARKA, Nepal – Shuvadra Acharya, 28, gave birth only one day before Nepal’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. When the quake struck, her house began to shake apart – with…
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29 May 2015
Press Release
Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three decades, after the release of the 2014…
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28 May 2015
I lived through three Myanmar censuses – but this one I trust!
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - Despite challenges in counting certain ethnic groups, the census -- Myanmar's first in 30 years -- represents a significant milestone in the country's…
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27 May 2015
One month after Nepal's quake, needs of women, girls still enormous
UNITED NATIONS, New York – More than a month has passed since homes and lives were shattered by Nepal’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The disaster triggered landslides and violent…
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