Batula Hassan Abdi,PhD

What keeps #reproductivehealth supplies on shelves across the Caribbean? Better data. Better planning. Better outcomes. 🔴 @UNFPACaribbean hosted the OECS RH Quantification & Budgetary Costing Workshop through the #BuildBackEqual Initiative, supported by @CanadaDev.

Access to reproductive health supplies isn't a luxury & Belize is taking action. 🇧🇿 The Quantification Capacity Assessment under the #APP Project is bringing @MOHWBelize and @BFLA together to ensure the right supplies reach the right people. #EndAdolescentPregnancy @CanadaDev

🧡Behind everything we do is a team making it possible. And this #WomensHistoryMonth we're shouting them out! 🎉

The UNFPA Caribbean team shows up every single day for #Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, #GBV in Emergencies, and #PopulationData — doing the hard, necessary, and often unseen work that changes and saves lives across the region.

Join us over the next 2 days for the Caribbean Convening of Women, Youth, Indigenous & Grassroots Organisations! Today begins with the UNFPA/ Equality Fund Round Table on building resilient Caribbean futures, followed by our opening reception at 7:00 PM #CaribbeanConveining2026

💻 UNFPA in Belize—together with partners, the Gov of Luxembourg and Ireland through the #LNOB Project—has handed over 11 laptops to the @MOHWBelize to strengthen how essential medical and reproductive health supplies are tracked and delivered. 🇧🇿 @cooperation_lu

🤰🏾 What does #adolescentpregnancy really cost a country? Under the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Project, with support from @GAC_Corporate, UNFPA convened key ministries to review early Milena Study findings and strengthen evidence-driven policy in Belize. @canadainjamaica

🇸🇷 #Suriname just launched the Canada-funded Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Project — strengthening rights, access and opportunities for girls and young women, especially in #Indigenous and Tribal Communities. #16Days #InvestInGirls @UNSuriname @CanAmbGuyana

🏥 UNFPA & the Midwives Association of 🇯🇲 visited the Cornwall Regional Hospital, where the obstetric and antenatal units were hit hard by #HurricaneMelissa. Yet #midwives continue to show extraordinary resilience, providing life-saving care to mothers and newborns. #SafeBirth

#thread 1/2 In the aftermath of #HurricaneMelissa, women have stood at the forefront of recovery: leading as shelter managers, community organizers, and protectors of those most at risk. #WomenLead #HumanitarianResponse #GBVinEmergencies #SRHRinEmergencies @UNJamaica

2/3 Approximately 2,130 women are expected to give birth in the coming month. Ensuring they can access essential maternal health services, including emergency obstetric care, is vital to preventing maternal and newborn deaths. #JamaicaEmergency

3/3 #UNFPA is on the ground assessing the needs of health facilities, & distributing critical medical & health supplies. But we need your help. Please make a #donation now & ensure lifesaving services are available to women & girls during this emergency: unfpa.org/donate/hurrica…

⚕️ The #MISP training in🇹🇹 brought together a committed network of health professionals, national agencies, and partners — all united in one goal: strengthening Trinidad and Tobago’s humanitarian readiness. #WhatWeDoWednesday #EmergencyResponse @UN_TandT

#hurricaneMelissa babies were born under the care of committed, courageous, and compassionate midwives—a powerful reminder that, storm or no storm, labour/childbirth do not pause, underscoring the critical need for life-saving reproductive health services at all times.

#HurricaneMelissa damaged hospitals and health centres in #Jamaica that women and girls rely on most. 🏥 At Cornwall Regional Hospital, the obstetric & antenatal units were hit hard, yet midwives continue to provide life-saving care to mothers & newborns. #SafeBirth @UNJamaica

Thousands of women & girls at risk after #HurricaneMelissa. #GBV risks are rising in shelters & damaged health facilities is impacting emergency #obstetric care in #Jamaica, #Haiti & #Cuba. @UNFPA is responding with lifesaving support. Read more: unfpa.org/resources/hurr…

Due to the passage of #HurricaneMelissa, you have gone through losses in the last few days, so it is okay if you feel sad, confused, frightened, or angry. If you are in Jamaica, reach out to the @themohwgovjm Suicide Prevention Hotline at 888-639-5433. #MentalHealthMatters

#Thread 1/2 Disasters test our resilience — but they also offer an opportunity to rebuild better. UNFPA partners with countries to ensure that recovery efforts prioritize SRHR, GBV in emergencies, and the needs of women, girls, and vulnerable communities. #HurricaneMelissa

Thousands of women & girls are at risk after #HurricaneMelissa. #GBV risks are rising in shelters & hundreds of damaged health facilities are impacting emergency #obstetric care in #Jamaica, #Haiti & #Cuba. @UNFPA is responding with lifesaving support: unf.pa/4nTmdhh

In the aftermath of #HurricaneMelissa, UNFPA is taking swift action to support Jamaica’s most affected communities. Titian-Rose Whittle, UNFPA GBV in Emergencies Specialist, visited the hardest-hit areas to assess urgent needs and strengthen the #humanitarianresponse.