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Ending maternal mortality
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Lao Ministry of Health’s Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition Programme Receives Boost from the UN
09 June 2011
VIENTIANE – The health and nutrition of mothers, babies and young children in the remote areas of Lao PDR will receive a major boost – thanks to the launch of a joint UN-Ministry…
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Press Release
Australia Supports Lao PDR in Social Indicator Survey
06 June 2011
VIENTIANE – The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) signed today an agreement with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to provide AUD 300,000 support…
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UNFPA and Iran’s Ministry of Health Mark International Day of the Midwife
05 June 2011
TEHRAN– One hundred thirty Iranian midwives, were honoured for their contribution to a safe delivery and healthy newborn in the ceremony marking the International Day of the…
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Symposium Analyzes Impact of Demographic Change in Thailand
26 May 2011
BANGKOK – According to a recent report, Thailand is entering a new era of slow population growth and its population decline is likely to set in before 2020. The report explains…
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Population Ageing in Viet Nam: Challenges for the Country’s Socio-Economic Development
12 May 2011
Ha Noi – Viet Nam’s population is ageing quite rapidly as a result of longer life expectancy and declining fertility and mortality rates. This demographic trend represents a great…
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Statement
International Day of the Midwife
05 May 2011
More than one in three women in developing countries give birth alone – or with only relatives to oversee what is one of the most dangerous passages they will ever undergo. In…
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Partnering with Sex Workers in Viet Nam to Contain the HIV Epidemic and Protect Human Rights
01 May 2011
Research by the UN in 2009 shows that the HIV epidemic in Viet Nam is still in a concentrated phase. In the country, female sex workers have the third highest HIV prevalence as a…
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Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
23 March 2011
KARACHI, Pakistan – At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula – damage to the bladder or large intestine caused by obstructed labour. Because of fistula,…
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Press Release
Mongolian Government and UN Sign Development Assistance Framework for 2012-2016
17 March 2011
ULAANBAATAR – The Mongolian Government and the UN signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2012-2016 at a ceremony held today at the Ministry of…
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