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17 October 2017
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State of World Population 2017
Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and threats to peace and to…
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03 October 2017
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Dr. Natalia Kanem appointed UNFPA Executive Director
Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations…
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22 September 2017
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Medical equipment and essential reproductive health commodities handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of Tajikistan
Within the grant aid agreement between the Government of Japan and UNFPA aimed at strengthening the health system in Tajikistan a handover ceremony of medical equipment and…
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20 September 2017
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National action plan for family planning for the period 2017-2020 reviewed in Dushanbe
20 September, 2017, Dushanbe, Tajikistan – Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of Tajikistan conducted a meeting with national and development partners to…
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24 March 2015
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Bringing family planning and maternal health services to rural Tajikistan
GARM, Tajikistan – Life can be hard in the remote Rasht Valley of Tajikistan. Residents face high levels of unemployment and chronic power shortages. Many women have little access…
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09 February 2015
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Martial artists fight gender discrimination, violence in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – “Strong men respect women.” These were the words of World Taekwondo Champion Daler Tyuryaev, who is helping to lead a movement of martial artists in the…
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09 November 2012
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Drivers of Contraception in Tajikistan: Poverty, Religion and Mothers-in-law
KHOVALING, Tajikistan --- “Things were different in my day,” says 70-year-old Tojigul Qurbonova, a mother of ten. “Mothers with a lot of children were…
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22 June 2011
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Improving Midwifery Services in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan— Tajikistan’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Fifteen per cent of women giving birth in…
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03 December 2010
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Young People Teach Each Other How to Prevent Spread of HIV in Tajikistan
Although fewer than 10,000 HIV infections have been reported in the Republic of Tajikistan, which has a population of almost 7 million, the HIV prevalence has been steadily…
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