 Female condom
Some 500,000 women die every year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, almost entirely in developing countries, leaving around 1 million children without mothers.
According to UNFPA, 1 in13 women in Guinea-Bissau die from pregnancy-related causes, compared to 1 in 17,400 in Sweden, for example.
The agency noted that providing access to modern contraception could prevent around 40 per cent of maternal deaths worldwide, saving the lives of many women in Guinea-Bissau.
With 98 out of 114 health centres in Guinea-Bissau now offering family planning services, around 10 per cent of women use contraception which " while low " is an improvement, said Antonieta Martins, UNFPA adviser to the Ministry of Health.
In Guinea-Bissau, UNFPA helps fund the provision of free contraception nationwide, trains health workers on family planning and reproductive health and advises the Health Ministry.
Source: UN News
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