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28 January 2022
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Providing support for day-to-day tasks most effective in reducing loneliness in older people, new UNFPA study finds
ISTANBUL/LONDON, 28 January 2022 – Providing tangible support to older people for carrying out day-to-day tasks like grocery shopping is essential for addressing loneliness…
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27 January 2022
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Sarajevo Canton Human Papillomavirus vaccination programme offers blueprint for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Almost three women die from cervical cancer in Bosnia and Herzegovina every week. Cervical cancer ranks sixth among the cancers affecting women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it…
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21 January 2022
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HPV Vaccination Programme Implementation Set to Begin in Sarajevo Canton
Sarajevo, 21. January 2022 - Cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer worldwide, with over 99 percent cases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Nearly every…
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01 December 2021
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Promotional Events for the Guidance on Out-of-School Comprehensive Sexuality Education Held in Sarajevo and Banja Luka
Sarajevo and Banja Luka, 1 December 2021 – As we mark 1 December, World AIDS Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in cooperation with the Sarajevo Open Center, the…
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17 November 2021
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Citing poor life quality, almost half of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina ponder emigration, UNFPA survey finds
SARAJEVO, 17 November 2021 – Nearly one in two young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or 47 percent, say they are thinking about leaving the country temporarily or permanently,…
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11 October 2021
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Girls work to make gender equality a reality
“I want to encourage communication about menstruation,” said Azra Komarica, a 19-year-old girl from Bosnia and Herzegovina. “It’s still a taboo topic…
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08 October 2021
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BiH is richer by eight certified trainers who will train professionals in local communities on the Minimum Initial Service Package for Sexual and Reproductive Health (MISP) in Crisis Situations
Bosnia and Herzegovina got eight certified MISP trainers, medical doctors, who successfully completed training on the “Minimum Initial Service Package for Sexual…
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08 July 2021
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Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights kicks off in BiH
Sarajevo, 8 July 2021 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with French Embassy in BiH co-chaired the joint Action Coalition for Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and…
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20 June 2021
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Providing essential services for female migrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIHAĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Life was very hard, and dangerous, for Selam* and her family in their home country located in the horn of Africa. “My father…
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