UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in partnership with the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA); celebrated the first ever International Fistula Day at the Friendship Hall in Khartoum. The event show cased advocacy efforts by all stakeholders including Fistula survivors, national and state governments, civil society networks, veteran and practicing medical professionals, midwives, donors and UN organizations.
Obstetric fistula
Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development. But many people, especially the poor and vulnerable, still lack access to quality sexual and reproductive health services, including life-saving emergency obstetric care. Women and girls living with fistula are among the most marginalized and neglected, and the persistence of fistula is a grave illustration of serious inequalities and the denial of rights and dignity.
UNFPA Sudan
Active in Sudan Since 1973, UNFPA program aims to improve women health and quality of life through availability and quality of reproductive health services.
UNFPA supports efforts to increase access to voluntary family planning, emergency obstetric care and elimination of gender-based violence and harmful practices.
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UNFPA in Sudan
Publication date : 20/01/2016
Sudan’s health sector is severely underfunded. One quarter of the population has no access to health facilities and only 19 % of primary health care facilities provide the minimum health care package. While 66 % of the functioning rural hospitals can provide basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care, less than half of them provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care services needed to save mothers’ lives.
Women and girls living with fistula are among the most marginalized and neglected, and the persistence of fistula is a grave illustration of serious inequalities and the denial of rights and dignity.
UNFPA CPD 2013-2017
No. of pages : 7
Publication date : 19/03/2013
Author : UNFPA
Egypt has been in a state of transition, with many cabinet reshuffles and ministerial reorganizations. The political instability has led to economic hardship that continues to hamper development, with a particular impact on the labour market. The unemployment rate in 2012 was 12.6 per cent. However, the rate was higher among women (24.1 per cent) than men (9.2 per cent). The unemployment rate among young people aged 15-24 is 30 per cent.
About us
The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives.
Since UNFPA started working in Cambodia in 1993, the maternal mortality ratio has reduced by almost two-thirds; women are better able to plan when to have children – and how many; young people are more connected and empowered than ever before.
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UNFPA in Afghanistan
The United Nations Population Fund is the UN agency which leads global efforts to help ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
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Executive Summary - Annual Report 2015 - UNFPA West & Central Africa Regional Office
No. of pages : 6
Publisher : UNFPA
Publication date : 23/02/2016
Author : UNFPA WCARO
This executive summary to the WCARO 2015 Annual Report captures the high
In its fight to eradicate fistula, UNFPA in collaboration with the Ministry of Health opened the national fistula campaign in Somalia in November. 79 fistula operations were carried out by December.
-I can't control it and I have to go to the toilet all the time. Life has been very difficult, says 25 years old Ajan Jhama from the hospital bed. But at this moment she just feels pain from the operation. - I hope it was successful and I can go back to normal.
