Port-au-Prince, May 21, 2023 --- Haiti is fighting to reduce obstetric fistula. It is for this reason that it celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula on May 23, placed this year around the theme “20 years later - Progress, but not enough! Act now to end fistula by 2030,” explains the Director of the Family Health Department (DSF) at the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), Dr Reynold Grand’Pierre.

What is obstetric fistula?

Port-au-Prince, June 17, 2023 --- UNFPA, the United Nations Fund for Reproductive Health, organized, together with the Ministry of Public Health and Population and other partners, a reflection workshop to reposition the issue of obstetric fistula in Haiti at the national level with a view to accelerating its elimination by 2030.

It is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries. And it is almost entirely preventable.

Every year on this day, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and newborn babies.

Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. 

Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and these rights are guaranteed for every person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. 

UNITED NATIONS, New York – In theory, ending maternal mortality should be achievable.

New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access
 

Port-au-Prince, December 16, 2022 --- The University Hospital “la Paix” in Port-au-Prince is on the path to universal health coverage.