$3 Million Requested by UNFPA to Help Women and Girls Displaced by Myanm...(partners to: -- Assist the Ministry...),Health

-- Assist the Ministry of Health and other health partners to improve

access to basic health services for displaced and host communities;

-- Provide emergency reproductive health assistance - including delivery

and emergency obstetric care for pregnant women, equipment to maintain a

safe blood supply, and family planning;

-- Help prevent and respond to cases of sexual and gender-based violence

among the displaced; and

-- Safeguard the personal hygiene and dignity of displaced women, girls,

boys and men by providing them with essential hygiene supplies.

UNFPA is working closely with partners, including MERCY Malaysia, to provide additional support on the ground. The Fund is also working with the Myanmar Red Cross Society to establish services to meet the most basic reproductive health requirements, before comprehensive services can be provided when conditions permit it.

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.