“I had my first period when I was 12 years old, in sixth grade during the monthly test,” said Maryam Abdirahman. “It was a math test, I had studied hard for it but I was in pain and so grossed out...
After traveling tens of kilometers to give birth, electricity cuts delayed Aisha’s C-section operation and further put her newborn baby at risk without a fully operational incubator. Rural health...
Situation Overview and Highlights On 16 December 2021, Super Typhoon Rai (local name Odette) made its first landfall in Surigao Province before traversing several provinces in Visayas and Mindanao,...
Joint Press Release Manila, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH), along with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN agency dedicated to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and...
WEST BANK, Palestine – After receiving psychosocial and well-being services at the UNFPA-supported women and girls’ safe space for gender-based violence survivors in Nablus, women may leave with...
GRAND SUD, Madagascar -- "I want to be a health worker when I grow up," said 8-year-old Satiana Hary* shyly, twisting the edges of her knee-length gown. "Because I want to be able to treat myself if...
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MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Philippines, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is seeking urgent donations to help provide life-saving supplies and...
Manila, Philippines - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN agency dedicated to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), is deeply...