October 21
Nigeria: Responders to Nigeria's Flood Crisis Are Themselves Affected By Crisis
Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in… Read more »
October 14
Cameroon: Humanitarian Response Enables Safe Childbirth Amid Cameroon's Catastrophic Floods
"Our village was peaceful until these armed men appeared, sowing terror and death," Aicha* told UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, recalling a night three years… Read more »
October 01
Cameroon: Boosting Trust and Skilled Birth Attendance in Cameroon's Health Facilities
Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date. Read more »
July 30
Cote d'Ivoire: 'Bringing Smiles to Mothers and Babies' - Midwives Promote Safe Births At Nimbo Health Centre in Côte d'Ivoire
Entrepreneur Rosine Gnohou was at a prenatal check-up when the midwife she was seeing delivered some concerning news: Her amniotic fluid levels were low. Read more »
June 27
Cameroon: UNFPA-Supported Tech Innovations Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan
Technology has transformed people's ability to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs and claim their rights, serving as a gateway to information, revolutionizing… Read more »
May 22
Guinea: 'I Suffered a Lot' - How UNFPA Helps Women in Guinea Heal From Obstetric Fistula
"It happened at the hospital. I realized I was leaking urine," fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Read more »
March 07
Africa: Investing in Equality - How Young Women Are Innovating to Improve Their Health, Rights and Lives.
"I lead a team of six amazing women, with specialties from pharmaceutical supply chains to software engineering and digital marketing - our journey so far in empowering young women… Read more »
March 05
Mali: Mali Conflict Carries Heavy Toll for Pregnant Women Amid Rising Insecurity
"Many women come here to give birth as a last resort," said Kadiatou Karembé, a midwife at the Sominé Dolo hospital in Sévaré in Mopti, in central Mali.… Read more »
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