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Informed choices: PPFP in Nepal

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FIGO’s Postpartum Intrauterine Device (PPIUD) Project has been running in Nepal since 2015 in association with the Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG). The initiative trains healthcare providers in postpartum family planning counselling and the insertion of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUD).

Kenyan Counties Take Action to Prevent Teenage Pregnancies

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Four Kenyan counties have, for the first time, established multi-agency government task forces with action plans to address their high teenage pregnancy rates. The action plans commit to leverage resources for, address policy barriers to, and enhance efficiency in providing contraceptive information and services for young people aged 10 to 19. As of June 2019, the action plans are officially approved, and implementation is underway.

Uncertain labor: Central Africa’s maternal mortality crisis

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The Central African Republic has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world, second only to Sierra Leone. With 882 deaths for every 100,000 successful births, it’s far behind countries such as the United States, which recorded 14 out of 100,000.

PSI Reaches and Surpasses FP2020 Commitment

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PSI committed to reaching 10 million users under the age of 25 with modern contraception by 2020. As of Dec. 2018, they’ve reached 14 million young people, and counting, with a contraceptive method, two years ahead of schedule.

Reaching pregnant women vulnerable from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

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More than 45,000 people have been displaced from conflict in the BARMM including in Magindanao, according to the 29 March information from the BARMM Ministry of Social Services. UNFPA estimates there could be as many as 1,400 pregnant women among the affected population, with around 500 expected to deliver in the next three months. There are also more than 900 women who have given birth in the last six months.

Tufts entrepreneurs aim to improve Bangladeshi women’s health

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Two budding entrepreneurs at Tufts University were recently awarded $15,000 for their proposal to improve health for female Bangladeshi garment workers. The annual Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition gives faculty, students, alumni and staff the chance to win cash and temporary office spacefor a business idea they pitch. Earlier this month, the competition announced it would divvy up $150,000 in prizes among winners in three categories.