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11 October 2016
Statement
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child “Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?…
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07 October 2016
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Chin women write heartfelt letter to Health and Hope after receiving UNFPA’s Kits
Yangon - In 2016, Help and Hope established an office in Lailenpi town, Chin State: the State where married women on average give birth to nine children, according to the…
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04 October 2016
News
Findings of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Workforce Assessment
As part of the Joint UN Health System Strengthening Initiative supported by the 3MDG Fund, UNFPA, with the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Sports, and with expertise…
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30 September 2016
Press Release
New census report reveals alarmingly high child death in districts: In Labutta, one in six boys die before their fifth birthday
YANGON, Myanmar — Infant and under-five mortality in Myanmar is the second-highest in ASEAN. But there is significant geographical variation within the country. A new…
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29 September 2016
Press Release
New census report reveals hardship and family planning needs: Married women in Myanmar give birth to five children on average
YANGON, Myanmar — While the total fertility rate in Myanmar is 2.5 children per woman, and on par with ASEAN averages, new and more detailed data tell a very different…
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27 September 2016
Press Release
New census report: 2,800 women die each year in childbirth and pregnancy
YANGON, Myanmar — A new census report uncovers stark realities: 2,800 women die each year in childbirth and pregnancy; and one in five deaths among young women is a…
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26 September 2016
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Training on gender-based violence continues for Myanmar’s police
Building on an initiative that began earlier this year, UNFPA and the Myanmar Anti-Narcotics Drug Association (MANA) is organizing a series of capacity building trainings to…
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23 September 2016
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Youth Information Corner in Sarmalauk manages its own ambulance service
Standing proudly in front of the ambulance, Ko Win Naung remembers when the initiative was first suggested. “It was on a rainy day in August, 2015, he said, “I was…
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01 September 2016
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UN Secretary-General to Myanmar faith leaders: “I count on your leadership for a better future”
Before addressing a large audience at the 21st-century Panglong Conference in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw on 31 August, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met separately…
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