Women and Girls contributor: Natalia Kanem Dr. Natalia Kanem is the acting executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/natalia-kanem/rss en Yemen’s Cholera Epidemic Puts Pregnant Women at Greater Risk than Ever Crisis and Conflict Health Tue, 08 Aug 2017 03:00:49 +0000 Natalia Kanem https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/08/08/yemens-cholera-epidemic-puts-pregnant-women-at-greater-risk-than-ever https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/08/08/yemens-cholera-epidemic-puts-pregnant-women-at-greater-risk-than-ever Before the cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen, getting access to maternal healthcare was already a problem for women. Now the outbreak, the conflict and entrenched gender norms are proving a deadly combination for women and girls.