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23 September 2021
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Eager to get into action to improve maternal health, Nepal midwives await govt’s recruitment plan
In a country like Nepal where the maternal mortality rate is still high, accelerating the number of professional midwives is key to reducing maternal deaths.
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17 August 2021
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'There are more challenges added every year because of climate change'
"Women bring unique skills to any emergency response. They know how to connect with victims and keep them calm."
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02 August 2021
Press Release
UNFPA delivers 800 units of oxygen cylinders to the Government of Nepal
As Nepal is battling the second wave of COVID-19, the country experienced a critical shortage of oxygen. The pandemic has put enormous pressure on health facilities across the…
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02 August 2021
Press Release
यूएनएफपिएद्वारा नेपाल सरकारलाई ८०० थान अक्सिजन सिलिन्डर हस्तान्तरण
कोभिड–१९ को दोस्रो लहरविरुद्ध सङ्घर्ष गरिरहेको समयमा नेपालले अक्सिजनको ठूलो अभाव भोग्नु परेको थियो । महामारीले देशभरिका स्वास्थ्य संस्थाहरुमाथि निकै ठूलो दबाब सिर्जना गरेको छ ।
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11 July 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population
What should cause alarm is when women cannot exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and choices – whether because health services are interrupted, or because gender…
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16 June 2021
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As COVID-19 threatens women’s access to family planning services, UNFPA hands over contraceptives to the Government of Nepal
To prevent unintended and risky pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on June 9 handed over life-saving contraceptives worth US$1…
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21 May 2021
Press Release
नेपालस्थित संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घ र साझेदारहरुद्वारा आपतकालीन कोभिड–१९ योजना जारी गर्दै सबैभन्दा संकटासन्न व्यक्ति तथा समुदायहरुका लागि जीवनरक्षक सहायता ल्याउन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय एक्यवद्धताका लागि आह्वान
काठमाडौं, जेठ ७ गते २०७८ -- कोभिड–१९ महामारीकाबीच नेपाल ज्यादै जटिल अवस्थामा पुगेको परिप्रेक्षमा संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घ र यसका साझेदारहरुले आज नेपाल कोभिड–१९ प्रतिकार्य…
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21 May 2021
Press Release
United Nations and Partners in Nepal Launch Emergency Covid-19 Plan and Call for International Solidarity to Bring Life-Saving Aid to Nepal’s Most Vulnerable People and Communities
KATHMANDU, 21 May 2021- As Nepal faces breaking point amidst its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nations and partners are today launching the Nepal Covid-19 Response Plan…
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05 May 2021
Press Release
New report sounds the alarm on shortage of midwives
The acute shortage of midwives is exacting a terrible global toll in the form of preventable deaths.
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