, which highlights the increased risk that both government and civil society organizations must consider in their relief efforts.
From victims of the typhoon alone, the agency found that over 4 million are women of reproductive age, with one-fourth of them being pregnant. UNFPA Philippines country representative Leila S. Joudane added that they stepped in to provide family planning supplies after the typhoonThe agency supports Women’s Health on Wheels, a local project in Leyte that provides resources for pregnant women.
Both the pandemic and the typhoon have unfortunately slowed down the country’s pace in terms of these goals, according to UNFPA.
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