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28 May 2025
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Menstrual health is a human rights issue, not just a health one
"It’s embarrassing, and many girls even stay home, away from school until their period ends," shares Lilian, 19, revealing a harsh reality for girls in Zambia.
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23 May 2025
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From a Fistula Survivor to Aspiring Midwife
Dignity, health and hope. This is the envisioned future for Charity - a fistula survivor and advocate for young girls, emphasizing the importance of education and access to…
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05 May 2025
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Midwives on the Frontlines: Critical in Every Crisis
Midwives are critical frontline service providers, delivering up to 90% of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health (SRMNAH) services. They are…
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10 April 2025
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UNFPA and MAZ reaffirm a simple but powerful truth: Midwives save lives!
UNFPA and Midwives Association of Zambia Join Forces to Strengthen Life-Saving Midwifery in Emergencies
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09 April 2025
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From Isolation to Empowerment through Obstetric Fistula Repair
"I never imagined that I could sit in a classroom again. When I finish school, my plan is to study to be a midwife. I saw how midwives helped me, and I'm now passionate about…
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28 March 2025
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In the face of potential major supply chain disruptions, UNFPA is stepping up to fill urgent gaps.
In Zambia, more than half of the population lives in rural areas. Ensuring that UNFPA can meet its goal of no unmet need for family planning, it’s important that commodities -…
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13 February 2025
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Beyond the Drought
See how UNFPA Zambia responded to drought in 2024 and why we are looking forward to a better year in 2025.
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27 January 2025
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Cooking classes bring the community together to improve nutrition
UNFPA has been working with the Ministry of Health in Zambia on long-term system improvement programs, and was ready to support emergency programs when the drought struck. To date…
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23 January 2025
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From Initiators to Protectors
Traditional marriage teachers resolve to fight against child marriages
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