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07 April 2020
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A rewarding partnership for the fight against COVID-19: DNT Foundation - UNFPA- - Canada - Ministry of Health
The Foundation of the Distinguished First Lady, Madame Denise NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI in partnership with UNFPA handed over to the Multisectoral Committee for the Fight against COVID…
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25 February 2020
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Protecting midwives on the front lines of the Ebola response
NORTH KIVU AND ITURI PROVINCES, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains in the grip of the world’s second largest…
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06 February 2020
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Women & Girls Up Front — the Humanitarian Response in Democratic Republic of Congo
Eleven-year-old “Anne” went to a health facility with her mother in the conflict-affected province of Ituri, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. At…
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03 February 2020
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UNFPA promotes infection prevention and control to stop EBOLA transmission in reproductive health services and maternity setting in DRC
The United Nations Population Fund launches a strategical support to the Congolese Ministry of Public Health to reduce the risk of Ebola transmission in reproductive…
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31 January 2020
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UNFPA promotes infection prevention and control to stop Ebola transmission in reproductive health services and maternity settings in DRC
UNFPA and the DRC government are using an innovative approach to reduce the heavy toll that the Ebola virus has taken on health workers, while caring for infected patients in the…
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30 October 2019
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Ebola: UNFPA in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intensifies Ebola protection trainings as move to stop Ebola transmission in maternities
Beni, October 30th, 2019. In its efforts to strengthen the Ebola Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) intensifies training of…
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16 September 2019
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UNFPA provides medical first aid to Congolese repatriated from Angola in the territories of Luiza and Kasai Central
A large group of about 16000 persons were repatriated from the Lovua refugee camp in the Angolan province of Lunda Norte. These persons voluntarily expressed the desire to return…
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16 September 2019
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UNFPA’s New Vision for the elimination of obstetric fistula in DRC
Obstetric fistula remains one of the daunting public health challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo hence, a priority for UNFPA who considers it a human rights violation…
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13 August 2019
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UNFPA Chief in DRC calls for increased efforts to protect women and girls in crisis in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu as sexual violences and survival sex rise
One month ago, an 11-year-old girl that we named “Anne” reached a UNFPA supported health facility with her mother, somewhere in the …
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