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In a remote mountain village, a UNFPA-supported community midwife successfully delivers quadruplets
It was midnight in the remote Afghanistan village of Balakoh. Thirty seven year old Zainab was in her tenth hour of labour. With every passing hour the agony increased, until at last her worried... Read more
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, salutes the contribution of midwives to saving the lives of women, adolescent girls and newborns, sometimes under... Read more
International Day of the Midwife “Women and Newborns: the Heart of Midwifery”
4th May 2016 – Afghan Midwives Association (AMA), Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and USAID funded Jhpiego-HEMAYAT project commemorated the International Day... Read more
International Day of the Midwife “Women and Newborns: the Heart of Midwifery”
4th May 2016 – Afghan Midwives Association (AMA), Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and USAID funded Jhpiego-HEMAYAT project commemorated the International Day... Read more
Central Statistics Organization of Afghanistan Disseminates up-to-date Data with Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Agriculture of Afghanistan
Kabul 26-27 July 2016 - The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan with the technical support of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA... Read more
The Ministry of Public Health and UN Partners call for greater efforts to step up gender equality: more women needed in all roles in the health sector
KABUL 9 March 2016 - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (... Read more
Press Release: International Women's Day
KABUL, 8 March 2016 - The United Nations in Afghanistan celebrates today International Women's Day, which is being marked globally under the... Read more
Herat province undertakes the Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey
Herat City - 29 February 2016 - Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan rolls out the Socio Demographic and Economic Survey to Herat... Read more
State of World Population Report 2015 calls to meet the needs and protect the rights of women and girls during humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and around the world
The Ministry of Economy together with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund launched the State of World Population 2015 report, today December 20, 2015 at the GMIC. The global report looks at the... Read more
From shame to recovery: Enabling access to skilled birth attendants
Arifa, a fistula survivor tells her story