Mikaela Hildebrand
@mikahild
Coordinator @UNFPA Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund. Former @Sida @UNAIDS @globalhlth5050 & @RFSU.
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01-05-2009 17:27:53
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This year, the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary. The UN family remains unwavering in its commitment to building a peaceful and fairer world for today’s and future generations.
South Sudan has declared an outbreak of #mpox after the virus was confirmed on 6 February 2025. The Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are enhancing control measures, including treatment, contact tracing, testing and infection prevention to curb the spread of the disease.
Long-term conflict in the #CentralAfricanRepublic has increased protection risks for women and girls. See how safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing much-needed protection: unf.pa/ups 🗞️ africanews + The Associated Press
🚨 UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—notes with deep regret the termination of all funding agreements by the United States. See the statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ on the US Government funding cuts: unf.pa/usfc #FundUNFPA
🚨 Maternal deaths are preventable, yet progress is stalling. How can we take a systems-based approach to protect women’s lives? At this #HRC58 side event, PMNCH ED Rajat Khosla & global experts will explore solutions, including the critical role of #SRHR in reducing maternal
Thanks for participating in #UNFPA’s Partnership Roundtable! Together, our support ensures every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe & every young person’s potential is fulfilled. #PartnersAtCore #SRHR UNFPA Tanzania
Partnerships & innovations- ingredients for success. The GFF, Laerdal Global Health, Norad, UNICEF Health supported 30 hospitals in Tanzania with Safer Births Bundle of Care. The result - a 40% & 70% reduction in newborn deaths & maternal deaths! issuu.com/laerdalmedical… via Issuu
🔍 Evidence shows that care provided by #midwives save lives and money. Yet this vital support is underfunded. See how UNFPA, UNICEF, Jhpiego, World Health Organization (WHO) and International Confederation of Midwives are working to scale up midwifery care: unf.pa/midwiferyaccel… #AccelerateMidwifery
Excited to team up again with the amazing Midwives Association of Zambia! Just signed a new grant to boost capacity in emergency obstetric & newborn care and midwifery services in times of crisis. Midwives are at the heart of saving lives! Midwives Association Of Zambia International Confederation of Midwives
“These achievements reflect the power of long-term, rights-based cooperation” Ambassador of Sweden to Tanzania 🇸🇪 Charlotta Ozaki Macias #Sweden & UNFPA partnership delivering transformative health services in #Kigoma, Tanzania 🇹🇿 Read more: tanzania.unfpa.org/en/news/sweden… Sweden in Tanzania UNFPA Nordic Representation Office
The #10MillionSaferBirths initiative supported by UNFPA Ethiopia & Maternity Foundation, funded by the Gov't of 🇩🇰, was launched today. It aims to train maternal health workers in rural Amhara & Sidama regions to ensure safe, respectful SRH care. #MaternalHealth #SRHR #Ethiopia