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23 May, 2020
End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
22 May, 2020
In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women
"The absence of timely medical treatment will likely spur a dramatic increase in obstetric fistula," said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem.
22 May, 2020
Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania
Midwife Nuriat Koku Mtumbi has seen the life-shattering impact of obstetric fistula on women in the community
22 May, 2020
Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania
BARIADI, United Republic of Tanzania – Midwife Nuriat Koku Mtumbi remembers the day in March well: “It was raining heavily and Adimu* had delivered her baby on her way to our facility. “She was shielding herself under a tree” when she gave birth, Ms. Mtumbi recalled.
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The third phase of UNFPA’s Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF), from...