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17 July 2018
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Afghanistan Commemorates the World Population Day 2018; “Family Planning is a Human Right”
Only 20 per cent of currently married women use a modern method of contraceptive, Family planning can help avert maternal and neonatal mortality and…
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01 July 2018
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UNFPA Afghanistan Organizes Socio-demographic and Economic Survey Data In-depth Analysis and Journalists Briefing Workshops
In collaboration with the Afghanistan National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), UNFPA organized a workshop with Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Labour and…
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11 April 2018
Press Release
Herat Province witnesses the inauguration of Community Midwifery Education Programme, training midwives for new Family Health Houses in Herat and Ghor Provinces
Training midwives for new Family Health Houses in Herat and Ghor Provinces
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08 March 2018
Press Release
“Time Is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives”
International Women’s Day 2018
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21 February 2018
Press Release
The United Nations Population Fund and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Sign the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement
Kabul, 21 February 2018 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Economy representing the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan signed…
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21 January 2018
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The Republic of Korea strengthens its support for UNFPA in addressing gender-based violence in Afghanistan
The Republic of Korea has stepped up its long-running support for UNFPA’s response to gender-based violence (GBV) in Afghanistan with a recent contribution of $5.4 million…
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03 January 2018
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Engaging Women Civil Society in Family Planning Through Workshops
In spite of significant progress on reduction of maternal and child mortality, Afghanistan is still among the countries with the highest maternal and child mortality rate…
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27 December 2017
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More than Seventy Afghan Mothers to Receive Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repairs
With the technical and financial support of UNFPA, Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan established its second obstetric fistula treatment centre in Herat regional hospital…
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27 December 2017
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Afghan Mother’s life saved in remote village by Midwife
It was midnight in the remote mountainous village of Arvige in Chesht-e Sharif district, Herat province of Afghanistan. Khurshid, an Afghan mother was 16 weeks pregnant with her…
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