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UNFPA Pacific shares lessons with New Zealand Parliamentarians: Engaging boys and men in sexual and reproductive health and rights work

calendar_today 30 June 2015

UNFPA Pacific shares lessons with New Zealand Parliamentarians: Engaging boys and men in sexual and reproductive health and rights work

  UNFPA Pacific, Auckland, NZ, June 29, 2015 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific Sub-Regional Office (SRO) yesterday shared its experiences and lessons…

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We need men and boys: Shared responsibility for reproductive health

calendar_today 04 June 2015

We need men and boys: Shared responsibility for reproductive health

MEN and boys are critical to a healthy population, albeit a general perception, this is an area women are responsible for. This attitude continues to be a barrier to a more…

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Dynamic start for Fiji midwives to Cyclone Pam response in Vanuatu

calendar_today 08 May 2015

Dynamic start for Fiji midwives to Cyclone Pam response in Vanuatu

  Having visited the maternity ward of the Vila Central Hospital before, walking through it again last week though was almost surreal. The nurses were in uniforms one…

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International Day of the Midwife - A statement by Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director

calendar_today 05 May 2015

International Day of the Midwife - A statement by Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director

  Today, on the International Day of the Midwife, we stand in solidarity with midwives worldwide and thank them for the life-saving work they do. There is no stronger…

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Fiji midwives take on Vila maternity ward post-Cyclone Pam

calendar_today 05 May 2015

Fiji midwives take on Vila maternity ward post-Cyclone Pam

Port Vila, Vanuatu, UNFPA Pacific (May 05) - Nine Fijian midwives have begun working at the maternity ward of the Vila Central Hospital (VCH) in Vanuatu, the national referral…

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Cyclone Pam drives up contraceptive demand in Vanuatu

calendar_today 30 April 2015

Cyclone Pam drives up contraceptive demand in Vanuatu

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 26, 2015) - Katherine Silas grimaces but one is not entirely sure if it is in response to pain or merely the sight of the needle being…

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Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Pacific: A NZ Government and UNFPA Pacific Initiative

calendar_today 21 April 2015

Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Pacific: A NZ Government and UNFPA Pacific Initiative

Honiara, Solomon Islands (April 21, 2015) - An acceleration of efforts to improve national progress towards an enabling environment in which men, women and young people can make…

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Women block road for reproductive health services in Vanuatu settlement

calendar_today 30 March 2015

Women block road for reproductive health services in Vanuatu settlement

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 30, 2015) - Women blocked a road in a settlement within Port Vila, in the Cyclone Pam-ravaged Pacific island nation of Vanuatu March 27,…

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A dignified response to Cyclone Pam for women

calendar_today 30 March 2015

A dignified response to Cyclone Pam for women

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 28, 2015) - Asked how she felt about receiving a basic dignity kit at her Cyclone Pam-ravaged township within the Vanuatu capital of Port…

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