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Name: Pregnant and displaced: 650,000 women in need of urgent healthcare following Pakistan floods
Uploaded: 2022-09-14T07:36:45.519Z
Duration: 59 s
Description: The United Nations says 73,000 pregnant women are expected to give birth this month while displaced by monsoon flooding in Pakistan. Over 1,000 healthcare facilities have been damaged, leaving 650,000 pregnant women without the medical attention needed to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery. The destruction of homes has also placed women and girls at a greater risk of gender-based violence.

Pregnant and displaced: 650,000 women in need of urgent healthcare following Pakistan floods

Published 14 September 2022, 6:27 am

The United Nations says 73,000 pregnant women are expected to give birth this month while displaced by monsoon flooding in Pakistan. Over 1,000 healthcare facilities have been damaged, leaving 650,000 pregnant women without the medical attention needed to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery. The destruction of homes has also placed women and girls at a greater risk of gender-based violence.

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