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10 June 2019
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The Sustainable Development Goals set an ambitious target to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. To achieve this target in Tanzania, a large... Read more
24 May 2019
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and... Read more
23 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2019
Fistula is a human rights violation – end it now!
Shame, isolation and... Read more
8 May 2019
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This year’s International Day of the Midwife was commemorated on 5 May in Simiyu Region, with the theme “Midwives: Defenders of Women’s Rights” (“Wakunga ni Watetezi wa haki za Wanawake”). Midwives... Read more
8 May 2019
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The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), Tanzania, is committed in its support to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to improve maternal and child health... Read more
5 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2019.
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy,... Read more
24 April 2019
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On 13th April 2019, UNFPA Tanzania, in partnership with Sahara Ventures, launched the second round of the Innovation Accelerator, dubbed “AMUA”. Young people across Tanzania face particular... Read more
16 April 2019
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The National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth Consultation to inform the United Republic of Tanzania’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) Report on Agenda 2030 and the SDGs was held in Dar es... Read more
28 March 2019
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Reproductive and maternal health has traditionally been considered a woman’s issue. But men too have an important role to play. Meet Abdul Nyamguma and Hofne Chrisostom Yohana, two UNFPA-funded nurse... Read more
27 March 2019
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A well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system records information on vital events, including all births and deaths, issues relevant certificates as proof of such... Read more