▁Tul ly ▁( V ice ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board ) Found ing ▁member , ▁Be eh ive ▁Vent ures , ▁L LC . ▁Laura ▁Phili ps , ▁M BA , ▁Ph D . ▁Independent ▁consult ant ▁and ▁board ▁member ▁for ▁early ▁stage ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁ar ena . ▁ ▁UN F PA ’ s ▁work ▁ ▁UN F PA ▁works ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 ▁countries ▁to ▁help ▁women ▁to ▁give ▁birth ▁safely , ▁especially ▁in ▁prevent ing ▁obst et ric ▁f ist ula ▁or ▁other ▁child b ear ing ▁inj uries . ▁UN F PA ▁impro ves ▁mat ernal ▁health ▁by ▁increasing ▁access ▁to ▁volunt ary ▁family ▁planning , ▁training ▁sk illed ▁birth ▁attend ants , ▁and ▁increasing ▁access ▁to ▁emer gency ▁obst et ric ▁care . ▁UN F PA ▁ass ists ▁countries ▁in ▁forec ast ing ▁and ▁supp lying ▁their ▁needs ▁for ▁contra cept ives , ▁cond oms , ▁and ▁other ▁re product ive ▁health ▁supplies . ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁organization ▁provides ▁ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁cou ples ▁with ▁contra ception . ▁ ▁Fund ra ising ▁ ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁UN F PA ▁mobil izes ▁funds ▁towards ▁UN F PA ’ s ▁world wide ▁programs ▁and ▁services ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁campaign s ▁such ▁as ▁Mat ernal ▁Health ▁Th ematic ▁Fund , ▁Camp aign s ▁for ▁F ist ula ▁and ▁Human itar ian ▁Rel ief . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁friend so fun f pa . org ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁Nations ▁Population ▁Fund <0x0A>