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Why my life became unbearable as I watched my friends going to school
It started out as playing. She had a boyfriend and, due to a lack of information on sexual and reproductive health and the risk of unprotected sex,... Read more
App to Uberize care for expectant mothers developed by Ugandan youth
Imagine if, like using the Uber app to call a taxi cab exactly when needed, an expectant woman or new mother uses an app to locate a health-care... Read more
Statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the death of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere condolences to his family... Read more
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away... Read more
First Lady urges Rwandan youth: Take lead in creating solutions to health challenges
Rwanda’s First Lady Jeannette Kagame urged young people to take the lead in creating solutions to address some of the most prevalent healthcare... Read more
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
The theme of this year’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, Hope, healing, and dignity for all, is, at its heart, a call to realize the... Read more
I changed my name to One Who Has Been Punished because of my fistula
What her son-in-law saw at the hospital changed her life – women wrapped in chitenje but past the age of giving birth were coming and going from the... Read more
Blind, pregnant, and forced to flee gunfire in South Sudan
Annet Night could not see but could hear the roar of gunfire and loud screams filling the air. The 42-year-old was expecting her fourth child when... Read more
Youth solutions to youth challenges will help boost economic prospects in Zambia
“I encourage my fellow youths out there to not be afraid to take a step and share their ideas and innovations. To accomplish great things, we must... Read more
How a Namibian health clinic has destigmatized HIV and boosted efficiency
Each day, single mother Elizabeth Kazapua rises at 4.30 a.m. and begins her hour-long journey by foot to work at the site of a ground-breaking pilot... Read more