At a health center in the Farchana camp in Chad, Amina had to spend the better part of the day traveling to and waiting for a prenatal consultation. She arrived early in the morning and waited several hours before she could be seen.

Due to a global humanitarian funding crisis, essential sexual and reproductive healthcare that so many women and girls rely on is in immediate jeopardy.

Midwife Prisca is surrounded by women waiting for sexual and reproductive health services at the Farchana camp.

“There are too many women and not enough midwives,” Amina told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Last year, the camp’s health center had 32 staff members. Today, there are only ten left to care for more than 60,000 people.

Fewer trained staff. Dwindling essential medicines. Inadequate health facilities. A drastic loss in funding. Women and girls in Chad depend on these healthcare services, and without proper resources, they are forced to go without. Make a donation to close the funding gap and deliver the lifesaving care they need:

As Sudanese refugees cross the border into Eastern Chad to flee violence, needs continue to grow and resources continue to decline.

“I can no longer find certain medications that we used to receive without any problems,” Amina said. “I'm in my seventh month of pregnancy, and these medications were always available before. Health workers tell us it's because there isn't enough funding."

UNFPA continues to support the affected populations in Chad by providing staff, equipment, care kits, and training in sexual and reproductive health. Yet, the country already has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world, with 748 women dying per every 100,000 live births, a situation that is likely to deteriorate given the decline in resources.

Women wait for services at the Adré Integrated Multifunctional Services Center in Chad.

“If support continues to decline, I fear for my baby's health and that of all the women in the camp,” Amina told us. “We can't be forgotten now.”

You can ensure that mothers like Amina aren’t forgotten. Make a gift now to provide lifesaving supplies, personnel, and other vital assistance to women and girls in Chad and beyond. Any support you can provide is a lifeline to vulnerable women and girls.

Thank you for not ignoring women in girls in their hour of need.

— USA for UNFPA