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23 May 2017
Puntland vows to End Obstetric Fistula
On the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2017, the Puntland Ministry of Health and UNFPA convened a high profile ceremony to commemorate the occasion. The purpose…
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08 May 2017
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Somalia Prime Minister leads Midwifery Day celebrations
Somalia commemorated the International Day of the Midwife on 8 May 2017 with pomp and splendor at a function held at the Mogadishu Police Academy. Somalia Prime Minister His…
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04 May 2017
Puntland celebrates International Day of the
The Puntland Association of Midwives (PAM), together with Puntland Ministry of Health, Haji Abdi midwifery students, health service providers and civil society organizations…
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14 April 2017
Press Release
Somali drought heightens risk to mothers during pregnancy and childbirth
UNFPA is appealing to international donors for funding of $24 million for the Somalia humanitarian response for reproductive health and to protect women and girls from gender…
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10 April 2017
Press Release
UNFPA donates ambulance towards the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality among Somali women and newborns
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund today handed over an ambulance, donated by the People of Japan, to the Ministry of Health in Somaliland as part of collaborative efforts…
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03 April 2017
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Stepping up services in Puntland in the face of drought
UNFPA Somalia and Puntland authorities are strengthening their partnership in serving Somali people with reproductive health services and prevention of gender based violence in…
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30 March 2017
Statement
UN Statement at the launch of the Drought Operations Coordination Centre in Garowe
As part of scaling up delivery of assistance and protection in Somalia, the Humanitarian Coordinator has decided to create Drought Operations Emergency Coordination Centers (DOCC)…
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20 March 2017
More midwives graduate in Puntland
A group of 20 community midwives graduated from Haji Abdi Midwifery School in Garowe, Puntland on 8 March 2017 as the world commemorated the International Women’s Day. The…
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20 March 2017
Statement
Statement attributable to UNFPA Director for the Arab States Regional Office, Dr. Luay Shabaneh, on the humanitarian crisis in Somalia
The devastating drought currently ravaging Somalia is threatening the lives of 607 thousand pregnant women around the country. More than 130 thousands of them may require critical…
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