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WHO has supported the training of midwives through improvements in the national curriculum and the rollout of the EmONC programme

Helping midwives be the best they can be

FREETOWN, May 5 2018 - Midwives everywhere have jobs that truly…
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L-R: Professor Oladapo Ashiru, President of Africa Fertility Association, Hon Sarah Opendi- Minister of State for Health, Hon Jacob Oulanya- Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Uganda, Dr. Yonas Tegegn- WHO Representative to Uganda and Dr Richard Kennedy, President of the IFFS at the opening of the symposium

President Museveni calls for public awareness on Non-genetic causes of infertility.

The President of The Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta…
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From left to right: Pr Blami Dao, Jhpiego Baltimore; Dr Alimata Jeanne Diarra-Nama, WHO Representative for Burkina Faso ; Dr Francine Douamba, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso; Dr Léopold Ouédraogo, Regional Manager for Sexual and Reproductive Health, WHO/AFRO; Mr Serge Sari, UNFPA Burkina Faso

Momentum grows towards improved reproductive health services :  Experts pledge renewed commitment to scale up access to reproductive health services

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Reproductive health and family planning…
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WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use, 2015

Increased access to quality family planning services is key to the health of adolescent girls and young women

Partners in Namibia meet to adapt WHO Global Medical Eligibility…
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Sexual and intimate partner violence affects millions in Africa

Brazzaville, 5 January 2015 – In the African Region, one in five…
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Regional consultation on universal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health

WHO convened a three day meeting of countries and partners on…
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Combating sexual and gender-based violence in Liberia

Monrovia’s Star of the Sea Health Centre is the first health facility…
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Regional consultation on Regional Agenda for Accelerating Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health convened in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, 24-28, September -- The 5 -day Regional…
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WR-Ethiopia Opening remarks - Dissemination of the Regional Agenda for Accelerating Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Addia Ababa, 24 September 2012

Dear MR Sentayehu Abebe, Assistant Director Urban health promotion…
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WHO Suggests Guidelines For Child And Sexual Abuse Prevention And Management In Africa

Brazzaville, 2 September 2004 -- Child and sexual abuse can be…
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