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Ethiopia's midwives grapple with COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery
“Midwives cannot maintain physical distance with a labouring mother, like in other wards, making them prone to acquiring the coronavirus,” said Dawit... Read more
UNFPA helps protect Ugandan frontline health workers against COVID-19 infection
COVID-19 infection prevention supplies including masks, gloves and hand sanitizers are to be distributed to frontline health workers in Madi-Okollo... Read more
“We’ve been through more difficult times; we shall overcome this” – midwife at COVID-19 frontline
"In a profession that has always placed patients’ needs first, the degree of sacrifice being demanded of us now is unprecedented,” says midwife... Read more
How do we ensure wellbeing in times of crisis such as COVID-19?
As governments around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with lockdowns and fiscal relief packages, this unique global crisis has led me to... Read more
UNFPA supports pregnant women and young people in response to rising COVID-19 infections in Malawi
In early April, Malawi recorded its first COVID-19 case and in response the government declared a national state of disaster. Yet for UNFPA, the... Read more
Survivors of gender-based violence need access to services in times of crisis, especially during COVID-19 lockdowns
Life-saving services for survivors of gender-based violence will continue to be offered during Zimbabwe’s COVID-19-related lockdown, such as those... Read more
It is a myth that people living with disabilities do not need to prevent unplanned pregnancies, HIV and STIs – we are not asexual
“Accessing condoms and other contraceptives is quite difficult for [people living with disabilities] because there is a huge communication barrier.... Read more
People still have sex during outbreaks. Forgetting that can be deadly
The world is gearing up its response to the rapidly spreading new coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2. But as it does so, access to sexual and reproductive... Read more
Why it is imperative that we place nurses, doctors and midwives’ needs and rights at the frontline of the government response to COVID-19
Today, we witness the COVID-19 pandemic uniting the world in ways that were unimaginable just a few weeks ago. In the face of potentially staggering... Read more
Engaging Africa’s youth in the fight against COVID-19
As we begin a three-week-long lockdown in South Africa, my thoughts turn to two young adults in lockdown in New York City—my two children. At a time... Read more