jeu., 23 mai 2013 07:31:26 +0000 jeu., 23 mai 2013 07:31:26 +0000 http://esaro.unfpa.org UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts. en-us serrano@unfpa.org (Alvaro Serrano) gruber@unfpa.org (Kimberly Gruber) http://esaro.unfpa.org/images/unfpalogoxs.gif http://esaro.unfpa.org 80 36 The world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/14123;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} An estimated 2 to 3 million women and girls in developing countries are living with obstetric fistula, a condition that has been virtually eliminated in industrialized nations. Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary General and UNFPA Executive Director, writes on what needs to be done. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13988;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 UNFPA held a workshop for the regional economic commissions (RECs) and national regulatory authorities in the region to build concensus on the post-shipping testing of condoms, in Johannesburg from 23-24 April. The aim was to determine progress made to date in distributing a position paper and implementing its recommendations, as well as to discuss the harmonization of quality assurance for reproductive health commodities (RHC). http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13980;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 TULÉAR, Madagascar — In Madagascar, too many women still die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, or end up severely disabled. The country has reduced maternal mortality since 1990; however, the ratio remains high and is currently at 498 per 100,000 live births. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13979;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 (CNN) — Our failure to give women in certain parts of the world the ability to decide the timing and number of their children is deeply damaging -- not just for the women themselves but for societies, too. Lifting the obstacles is not something that can be tackled half-heartedly, says Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13971;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 More than half a dozen foreign ambassadors made their way up the gravel driveway of the Ratang Bana (Love the Children) Foundation in Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa. The convoy was to visit the local Foundation to observe the work being done with orphans and vulnerable children. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13959;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 Africa regional frameworks should guide the China-Africa health collaboration. This was said by Mr. Bunmi Makinwa, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, at the fourth International Round Table on China-Africa Health collaboration which ended in Gaborone yesterday. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13935;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 Alia Inno wanders through the courtyard of the integrated health centre (IHC) of Dan Barto, a village located 70km south of Zinder, near the border between Niger and Nigeria. Wearing a Phrygian headdress and with her hands dyed with henna, this 30-year-old woman presents a striking example to her community. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13960;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 GABORONE, Botswana, 6 May – Today, Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International Round Table on China-Africa Health Cooperation to explore new partnerships to address some of the most pressing health challenges facing Africa and strengthen an innovative health partnership based on south-south cooperation. This year’s round table is the first to take place on the African continent. It will focus on promoting sustainable health solutions that meet the needs and priorities of African countries and draw on China’s unique expertise. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13927;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 Skilled midwives, with the equipment and support they need, can spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year, and ten times that many infants. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13918;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 The issue of maternal health featured strongly at the 6th African Union Conference of Ministers of Health (CAMH6) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 22-26 April, thanks to a concerted effort by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13936;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 NIAMEY, Niger — On 7 February, the Prime Minister of Niger launched a day of advocacy and resource mobilization for Niger’s new Family Planning Plan. During the ceremony, he said that family planning was a central element in his Policy Declaration and in President Issoufou Mahamadou‘s Niger Renaissance agenda, and is a priority in the new National Social and Economic Development Plan. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13917;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) organized a meeting of SADC officials to review ICPD at 20, in Maputo, Mozambique from 25-28 March, in preparation of the forthcoming SADC Ministerial conference. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13880;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the African Union are to hold a Special Experts Luncheon at the Sixth Conference of African Ministers of Health (CAMH6), taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22-26 April. The Working Lunch on Reinforcing Action on the CARMMA HLE and the outcome, the Communiqué, will enable further discussion on and obtain endorsement of the Communiqué. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13878;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 The United Nations Population Fund East and Southern Africa Regional Office, UNFPA ESARO, is holding two meetings in Johannesburg to improve quality assurance and partnerships in reproductive health commodity, and to build capacity in comprehensive condom programming. http://esaro.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/news/pid/13867;jsessionid=245467260491A6D059CE771BA82DF498.jahia01 The situation of violence against women and girls in Madagascar remains alarming, despite initiatives to put a stop to it. Read the story of Hanitra, a young woman who managed to escape her abuser but remains in fear of him.