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15 August 2018
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Putting youth at the centre of development
The youth of Tanzania held a series of events to mark this year’s International Youth Day with its theme “Safe Spaces for Youth”.
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14 August 2018
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Family planning is a human right
This year’s World Population Day focused attention on the urgency and importance of population issues with the theme: “Family Planning is a Human Right.” The concept of family…
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07 August 2018
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No woman should die giving birth
Giving birth in Simiyu Region is a painful ordeal that many women have to endure. Long distances to health facilities, poor infrastructure including a lack of equipment, and a…
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07 August 2018
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Building the capacity of healthcare providers through mentorship
Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing experiences for a woman; yet they can also be life-threatening when women do not have access to quality healthcare services. In Zanzibar…
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18 July 2018
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Intensifying efforts to end female genital mutilation
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, together with the European Union Delegation to Tanzania, the High Commission of Canada, the Embassy of Ireland,…
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18 July 2018
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Closing remarks: UNFPA Deputy Representative On the Occasion of “An Evening with Champions Active to End #FGM.”
It is estimated that one in ten women living in Tanzania today has undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and as the population of Tanzania is young, more young girls are at…
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13 July 2018
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An Evening with Champions Active to #EndFGM
On 16 July, 2018, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Tanzania and the East African Community (EAC), the British High…
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04 December 2017
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Family planning essential to check population growth
The government has emphasized the need for family planning commodities and services across the country that are essential to check population growth. It has promised to…
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02 December 2017
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UNFPA commemorates World Aids Day with a candlelit vigil to raise awareness of the impact of HIV on girls and young women in Tanzania
On World AIDS Day 2017, UNFPA TCO staff and AfriYAN (African Youth and Adolescent Network) representatives gathered to hold a candlelit vigil to acknowledge the impact HIV/AIDS is…
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