INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched an appeal for US$10.7 million to deliver lifesaving healthcare
to more than 2 million women and girls in Sri Lanka in the next six months.Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst socio-economic crisis since
health care and access to contraception
Existing protection mechanisms for women and girls in need, including survivors of gender-based violence, have also been severely
Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director
estimated 215,000 women are currently pregnant, including 11,000 adolescent girls, and around 145,000 women will deliver in the next six
but with infrastructure and transportation challenges, childbirth could be a life-threatening, if not fatal, experience for pregnant women
medicines, equipment and supplies, including for emergency and obstetric care and the clinical management of rape and domestic violence, to
to strengthen prevention, protection and referral systems for survivors of gender-based violence.With over 50 years in Sri Lanka, UNFPA is
reproductive health medicines and supplies and distributed hygiene items, including sanitary pads, to women and girls in need
Cash and voucher assistance is being provided to pregnant and lactating women to ensure uninterrupted access to health facilities for safe
launched by the UN in Sri Lanka which calls for US$ 47 million to support 1.7 million people between June and September 2022.
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