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Health care for women displaced by violence in Haiti

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Health care for women displaced by violence in Haiti

calendar_today 18 June 2021

A woman in consultation

Port-au-Prince, Haiti --- 165 women - whose shelters were set on fire by armed gangs in Tabarre Issa, Galette Greffin, a locality in the commune of Pétion-Ville - participated in a mobile clinic organized by the Foundation for Reproductive

Sexual and Reproductive Health

UNFPA responds to priority needs of women and girls, low-income socioeconomic groups, who do not have access to sexual and reproductive health and family planning, through public health structures and NGOs. This response aligns with the policies of the Ministry of Public Health and Population and supports the implementation of the health policy in 40 of the 87 EmONCs in the country as well as the standards and protocols in the definition of which the UNFPA has been influential.

Preserve the life and dignity of women, girls and communities by improving access to sexual and reproductive health services, including prevention and response to gender-based violence

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Preserve the life and dignity of women, girls and communities by improving access to sexual and reproductive health services, including prevention and response to gender-based violence

calendar_today 27 April 2021

Smile of a woman to express well-being

Project Window: UNFPA / CERF-UFE

Let’s stop treating sexual and reproductive health care as anything less than essential

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Let’s stop treating sexual and reproductive health care as anything less than essential

calendar_today 12 December 2020

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

UNFPA deeply concerned about reports of violations of women's reproductive rights

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UNFPA deeply concerned about reports of violations of women's reproductive rights

calendar_today 23 September 2020

Recent news reports from around the world about invasive, life-altering reproductive health procedures performed without knowledge or consent, if true, are a serious cause for alarm.

 Haitian midwives participating in a dressing and undressing simulation session with personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Haitian midwives participating in a dressing and undressing simulation session with personal protective equipment (PPE)

Midwives in Haiti mobilize to support pregnant women during the pandemic

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Midwives in Haiti mobilize to support pregnant women during the pandemic

calendar_today 11 May 2020

Midwives participating in a simulation session of dressing and undressing with personal protective equipment (PPE)

Port-au-Prince, May 10, 2020 --- With the technical support of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the financial support of “Affaires Mondiales Canada" (Canada Global Affairs), the Ministry of Public Health (MoH) closed on May 8, 2020, in Port-au-Prince a training on maternal, newborn and reproductive health services continuity for midwives and reproductive health managers in the ten departments from the country.  

Midwives will have to replicate this training in the institutions where they work at the departmental level in coordination with the directorates.

Inform and raise awareness about midwifery in Haiti

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Inform and raise awareness about midwifery in Haiti

calendar_today 05 May 2018

Pupils becoming familiar with midwifery

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 5 May 2018 --- Pupils hanging on midwives´lips during a day of information and awareness on midwifery, as part of the celebration of the International Day of Midwives; May 5, 2018.

"A woman must be cared for in her totality," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, said

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"A woman must be cared for in her totality," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, said

calendar_today 27 June 2018

Dr Natalia Kanem at the Haitian Midwifery School supported by UNFPA

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 27, 2018 --- The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, concluded a 24-hour visit to Haiti on June 25, 2018.

 

When UNFPA and the Ministry of Health train Care Providers on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

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When UNFPA and the Ministry of Health train Care Providers on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

calendar_today 08 November 2017

A moment of the training on PMTCT

Port-au-Prince, November 8, 2017 --- Thirty health professionals - doctors, nurses, midwives, nurses midwives - participated in an orientation seminar on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), Clinical Management of Rape, Malaria and Zika, in Jacmel, South-East of Haiti, from 23 to 27 October 2017.