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Ensuring Universal Access to Family Planning: a Health, Development and Human Rights Issue!
Chongwe District, Lusaka Province: Equated to access to clean drinking water, adequate sanitation and a minimum standard of health care, access to family planning is a human right. It is the means... Read more
Family Planning is a Human Right
Statement by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 2018 World Population Day 11 July 2018 Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in Zambia joins the Government and people of the... Read more
Celebrating Menstruation, from Menarche to Menopause
On the occasion of the First Regional Menstrual Health Management Symposium on 28-29 May in Johannesburg, South Africa Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director, United Nations Population Fund, East... Read more
Can Childbirth be Harmful? Obstetric Fistula from a Survivors’ Lens!
Today, as the world commemorates the 2018 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care grab our attention once again. Should we actually only focus on these... Read more
Midwives Leading the Way with Quality Care in Rural Zambia
As a midwife, I know I have been trained to provide quality care to as many women, adolescents, children and new-born babies as possible in the communities. I work in a remote and poor area, and I... Read more
Safe Births Even Here! Zambia’s Kenani and Mantapala Refugee Camps
Nowhere is the risk of dying during childbirth greater than in humanitarian crisis settings. Current data estimates 1 in every 2 (60%) of maternal deaths occur in countries affected by humanitarian... Read more
ICPD@25 - placing human rights at the heart of Zambia’s development
Globally, it is acknowledged that securing human rights for all, especially for women and adolescent girls, is central towards achieving sustainable development. If one were to trace the origins of... Read more
Laying the foundation for the next generation of empowered Zambian women through safe spaces
In many developing countries, girls’ safe spaces have emerged as a key strategy for the protection and empowerment of adolescent girls. In Zambia, over 550 safe spaces have been established through... Read more
Protecting Reproductive Rights of Rural Women: a Pathway to a More Equal World
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018 The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of... Read more
Zambia Launches "Integrated Health Situation Room"
A new tool to track progress and identify gaps in health programming in Zambia has been launched. The Zambia "Integrated Health Situation Room" centralizes data for HIV, tuberculosis, maternal and... Read more