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28 April 2013
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Malalai Maternity Hospital: The only facility treating obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

"Usually women don't or can't go to a health facility during pregnancy and delivery, they marry too young and or suffer malnutrition, such issues cause complications in pregnancy and delivery and... Read more

11 March 2013
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Family planning: A growing empowerment opportunity for women in Afghanistan

Use of modern family planning methods in Afghanistan has doubled from 10 percent in 2003 to 20 percent in 2012. Still much more needs to be done in order to achieve the Government of Afghanistan... Read more

7 March 2013
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“A PROMISE IS A PROMISE – TIME TO TAKE ACTION ON ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS”.

08 March 2013 - Kabul - As we observe the International Women's Day, government representatives and activists are gathered at the United Nations in New York for an international gathering on ending... Read more

7 March 2013
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UNFPA AFGHANISTAN CELEBRATES THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WITH THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

No human development can be achieved as long as women and girls continue to suffer from violence or live in fear of it.

24 February 2013
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The Family Health House model expands its reach to Herat province

Kabul, 25th February 2013 - The Family Health House Model (FHH) is an innovative model that ensures provision of essential reproductive maternal and newborn and child health services to people living... Read more

14 February 2013
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UNFPA supports the expert seminar on Afghanistan’s National Youth Policy

As part of the Government's ongoing public consultation process for the development of the country's first National Youth Policy, on 23 January 2013 the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs (DMoYA) with... Read more

27 December 2012
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UNFPA Afghanistan presents "Teacher Malalai adventures: Mina's early marriage"

Mina's Early Marriage is the first episode of Teacher Malalai Adventures in which the teacher faces the phenomenon of early marriage in... Read more

18 December 2012
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Solving the problem of obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

Doctor Pashtoon Kohestani, has been working in Malalai Maternity Hospital for twenty years. Since 2009 she is leading the Malalai Maternity Hospital Fistula Centre. For the past three years Ms.... Read more

18 December 2012
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UNFPA Afghanistan goes to Tokyo to expresses its gratitude to the people and Government of Japan

The United Nations Population Fund Afghanistan Representative, Dr. Laurent Zessler and Ms. Selay Ghaffar, one of Afghanistan's most prominent women's rights activists, presented in Tokyo achievements... Read more

18 December 2012
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THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF AFGHANISTAN CELEBRATES THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN THANKS TO UNFPA SUPPORT

"UNFPA enforces zero tolerance for all forms of violence against women and girls and supports the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan to ensure that reproductive health rights are granted for... Read more

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