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Women and Girls on Periods Need More Support During Pandemics
“Periods are a natural occurrence and they don’t stop during pandemics.” With these remarks, the Minister of Health Senator Lizzie Nkosi marked Eswatini’ s historic Menstrual Hygiene Day in Mbabane... Read more
UNFPA’s Plan For Tackling Gender Based Violence In Communities During Covid-19
It’s woe unto violence perpetrators in communities as UNFPA, Women and the Law Southern Africa and Manzini Regional Member of Parliament hold talks on using paralegals as champions for eliminating... Read more
Midwives & Nurses Deserve To Be A Priority In COVID-19 Response
“Government, agencies and other development partners must prioritise the safety of midwives in COVID-19 response,” urged UNFPA Acting Head of Office Ms Margaret Thwala-Tembe. Thwala-Tembe said this... Read more
UNFPA ESWATINI ROBUST IN SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE
Fine wine matures with time, so are good relationships. That also can be said with UNFPA’s commitment to serving society’s susceptible especially pregnant women. This was evident today, as the... Read more
Frontline Health Care Workers Should Remain Protected from COVID-19
In war times, nations rely on the army for protection, and the same is expected of health workers in the wake of disease outbreaks. However, one headline; COVID-19 suspect patient dies while awaiting... Read more
UNFPA IN ESWATINI ENSURES HEALTH WORKER’S SAFETY THROUGH PROVISION OF PROTECTIVE GEAR
A real friend is one that walks in when others walk out. This saying became a reality when UNFPA Eswatini, in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 on healthcare worker, presented Personnel Protective... Read more
Eswatini Government and UNFPA launch the results of the 2017 Eswatini Population and Housing Census
On Friday the 20th of March 2020, the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini in collaboration with UNFPA; the United Nations sexual reproductive health agency launched the 5-volumed 2017 Eswatini... Read more
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),... Read more
People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and... Read more
UNFPA Eswatini Achieves major milestones in 2018
A patron with female condoms standing next to the Condomize stall at the MTN Bushfire festival ©UNFPA2018 The CONDOMIZE! campaign launched in Eswatini in 2014 continues to reach greater heights... Read more