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Remembering and honouring our mothers

By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the occasion of Mother’s Day

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"Those Moms Who Need a Boost on Mothers Day" - NY Times columnist talks about fistula and motherhood.

 

Those Moms Who Need a Boost on Mothers Day

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Fighting fistula in the Sahel

Read about how Family Care International is responding to fistula in Burkina Faso.

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Success in the fight against fistula

This video gives an idea about the challenges faced by fistula survivors in Benin and documents missions supported by UNFPA in several countries in West Africa.

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Fighting fistula in Somalia

Madina, 30, lives in Mogadishu, Somalia. She developed fistula when she was only 17.

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News • May 14, 2012

Remembering and honouring our mothers

By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the occasion of Mother’s Day

Press Clips • May 14, 2012

Press Clips

"Those Moms Who Need a Boost on Mothers Day" - NY Times columnist talks about fistula and motherhood.

 

Those Moms Who Need a Boost on Mothers Day

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlights the fight against fistula in his Mother's Day column:

"I've been writing about obstetric fistulas for a decade now, and I've seen tremendous progress. USAID, UNFPA and many other agencies are funding work on fistulas, and there's much greater awareness of the problem. In addition, the efforts to prevent fistulas are essentially the same as those to prevent maternal mortality, so women's lives are saved as well."

Read on the New York Times

Read other highlights of the coverage on fistula.

News • May 1, 2012

Fighting fistula in the Sahel

Read about how Family Care International is responding to fistula in Burkina Faso.

Videos • April 25, 2012

Success in the fight against fistula

This video gives an idea about the challenges faced by fistula survivors in Benin and documents missions supported by UNFPA in several countries in West Africa.

News • April 19, 2012

Fighting fistula in Somalia

Madina, 30, lives in Mogadishu, Somalia. She developed fistula when she was only 17.

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