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Annual Report

Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

Number of pages: 56

Publication date: 01 Sep 2021

Author: UNFPA

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  • Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan

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Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan

UNFPA’s midwifery helpline continues to operate, providing uninterrupted life-saving obstetric support to birth attendants facing pregnancy complications and dangerous deliveries. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 28 September 2021
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  • Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

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Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

Tens of thousands of pregnant women are expected to need safe delivery services in quake-affected areas in the coming weeks. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel Lamery Pierre
  • 22 September 2021
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  • At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

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At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

Afghan women are calling for continued support for their health, rights and families. Image courtesy of OCHA.
  • 17 September 2021
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  • Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

Midwifery students learn critical life-saving skills. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 12 August 2021
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  • Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China

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Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China

Dr. Cairen Sangji conducts an antenatal examination for a local Tibetan woman in Yushu, Qinghai Province. Image courtesy of Yushu County Maternal and Child Health Hospital
  • 03 August 2021
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  • Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

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Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya

A midwife examines a pregnant woman using the portable ultrasound device. © UNFPA Kenya
  • 15 July 2021
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  • Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers

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Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers

Ms. Merhawit (right) sits with her aunt at the maternity ward in Suhul Hospital, Shire. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo
  • 07 July 2021
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  • With COVID-19 heralding possible fertility changes, leaders must urgently support women’s rights and choices

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With COVID-19 heralding possible fertility changes, leaders must urgently support women’s rights and choices

A mobile health clinic, supported by UNFPA and the Spotlight Initiative, brings critical family planning and other services to underserved parts of Mozambique. ©UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili
  • 08 July 2021
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  • Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

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Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

Traditional midwives are working with health systems to provide both modern and traditional care to expectant mothers. © UNFPA Colombia
  • 06 July 2021
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