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26 February 2023
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"One woman dying from a preventable cause related to pregnancy or childbirth, is one woman too many": UNFPA Country Representative Renews Calls to Invest in Women’s Health.
UNFPA Country Representative Marielle Sander is renewing calls to improve women’s health services in response to new estimates showing that global progress towards reducing…
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24 February 2023
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“When a woman is healthy, anything or any business is possible”: Bilum Meri Becomes Women Rep for Home Province
Florence Jaukae Kamel, known to many as the ‘Bilum Meri’ and partner on UNFPA's 'Bilum Campaign', has been called upon by her Provincial Government to be the Women’s…
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21 February 2023
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Hela Community Mobilisers Train in Psychosocial First Aid
UNFPA is equipping community mobilisers in Hela Province with basic psychosocial first aid training to help survivors of violence address stress and assist in a healthy recovery.
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16 February 2023
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“ Technology Advances and Science Evolves”: Nurse Completes UNFPA, Burnet Institute Course on Evidence-Based Healthcare Practice
Nurse Susan Alape joined the Evidence-Based Practice module offered by UNFPA in partnership with the Burnet Institute. The course reinforced the importance of keeping up-to-date…
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14 February 2023
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Maternal Health Kits Deliver 80% Decrease in Neonatal Deaths at Port Moresby General Hospital
All women have the right to healthcare, especially when they are due to deliver. Basic interventions to prevent infection are helping save lives at Papua New Guinea’s largest…
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27 January 2023
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Speak Up on Reproductive Health to Reduce Incidence of Cervical Cancer - UNFPA Country Representative Marielle Sander
UNFPA and PNG Midwifery Association call for women and girls to break the silence on reproductive health.
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27 January 2023
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Meet UNFPA PNG’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Consultant: Stella Dermosoniadi
UNFPA's Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist, Stella Dermosoniadi, shares about her work in building healthy communities and her passion for cooking.
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24 January 2023
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Health Education, Family Planning Essential to Protect Girls from Tragedy
On the International Day for Education, news spread about a girl who became pregnant, was forced to leave school, and was found hanged in her home in NCD.
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19 January 2023
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UNFPA Responds to Health and Hygiene Needs of Women and Girls Affected by Violence in the Highlands Region
UNFPA has delivered 850 dignity kits for women and girls affected by election-related violence in Enga and Southern Highlands. UNFPA and Humanitarian Response …
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