The observance of the International Day of the Midwife (IDM) in Grand Bassa County on May 5, 2025, provided the platform for stakeholders to advance and amplify the incredible contributions of midwives in safeguarding maternal and newborn health in Liberia.
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Integrate midwives, the first point of contact for new life, into national decision-making.
07 May 2025
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2025
05 May 2025
When bombs fall or floods wash away roads and homes, where services are severed and infrastructure has collapsed, midwives are often the first responders and the last line of defense. They often travel across even the most remote and dangerous terrain to ensure essential services that save lives and safeguard health and human rights.
In humanitarian settings, women are twice as likely to die in childbirth. Deploying midwives as part of every humanitarian and national disaster response is a life- saving and cost-effective way to reduce preventable maternal deaths.
Publisher
UNFPA Liberia
Number of pages
40
Author
UNFPA Liberia
Annual Report
UNFPA Liberia Annual Report 2021
Publication date
08 August 2022
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, continues to lead efforts to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights, reduce maternal mortality, and end sexual and gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation (FGM) in Liberia.
Though the global coronavirus pandemic and its associated health and economic consequences persisted in 2021, our efforts were targeted at ensuring the strengthening of services and safeguarding the rights, safety, and dignity of women and girls at all times.
Publisher
Number of pages
35
Author
UNFPA Liberia
Annual Report
UNFPA Liberia Annual Report 2023
Publication date
12 August 2024
In 2023, Liberia achieved another milestone in its democratic governance. The country underwent
peaceful and successful elections that consolidated its democratic progress. Continued peace and political stability in developing countries are important for improving socio-economic and demographic indicators and for creating the necessary conditions for women, girls, men, and boys to exercise their sexual reproductive health and rights.