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COVID-19 jeopardises progress made towards protecting women and girls from violence and harmful practices - Jornal Noticias
Opinion editorial by Justine Coulson (UNFPA), Roberta Clarke (UN Women) and Mohamed M. Fall (UNICEF). This article was featured in Jornal Noticias - June 16th edition The passing of laws to end... Read more
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against... Read more
Life-saving medical advice and information to thousands in Mozambique now possible through COVID-19 free call center
Since early May, thousands of citizens in Mozambique have received medical support, advice and referrals in real-time from medical clinicians through the establishment of the COVID-19 call center,... Read more
An issue that reflects gender inequalities - Jornal Noticias
An issue that reflects gender inequalities (unofficial translation from Portuguese) This article first appeared in Jornal Noticias When we think of obstetric fistula, we think of it as a medical... Read more
Period Poverty & Pandemics: a double curse
By Andrea M. Wojnar, Resident Representative, UNFPA Mozambique Menstruation should be a normal, healthy part of a female’s life but for many girls and young women across the globe, menstruation can... Read more
Girls and Young Women are Agents of Change in the COVID-19 Response in Mozambique
"I have informed the girls from my safe space and other community members about how they can prevent themselves from COVID-19, that they need to distance themselves from each other, always wash their... Read more
Ensuring safe pregnancy & childbirth during #COVID19: the critical role of Maternal Child Health Nurses in Mozambique
This year, the world commemorates midwives under the theme, ‘Midwives – Celebrate. Demonstrate. Mobilize. Unite.’ Laurinda Namacala, a maternal and child health (MCH) nurse (also referred to as a ‘... Read more
COVID-19 is changing the field of midwifery
This piece first appeared in Jornal Noticas to mark International Day of the Midwives. COVID-19 is changing the field of midwifery Opinion editorial By: Andrea M. Wojnar, Resident Representative,... Read more
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more
Putting women and young girls first: new health tents installed to protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19
This week, the Provincial Health Directorate of Cabo Delgado (DPS) - through the support of UNFPA - delivered and installed six new tents across four health units in the district of Pemba. The... Read more