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‘Our mission is to reach those most in need’
Badghis, Afghanistan – The difficulty of an impending childbirth in a hard-to-reach area amidst financial constraints was a daunting challenge for 25... Read more
Advocating for safe deliveries in birthing centers
Helmand, Afghanistan – Neither Malalai nor her husband, who is a farmer and the family breadwinner, considered spacing between childbirths, which is... Read more
The hotline that saves lives
Kabul, Afghanistan – “She contacted the Youth Health Line (YHL) in a state of distress, feeling anxious, experiencing a headache, struggling with... Read more
‘The Family Health House was the sole lifeline for my survival’
Herat, Afghanistan - “I exercised great care to avoid coiling the umbilical cord around the baby's neck, but the baby seemed blue, and I thought... Read more
Safer births in the community
Uruzgan, Afghanistan – “My sister-in-law was brought to the Family Health House (FHH) with a donkey as the family had no means of transportation.”... Read more
Rising from a tragic experience
Badakhshan, Afghanistan – Having experienced two previous childbirths that were not assisted by trained birth attendants, Mina, 30, was elated to... Read more
Skilled care at birth saves the day for mother traumatized by previous childbirth
Bamyan, Afghanistan – “I wish we had such a facility and a midwife during my first two deliveries. Maybe I wouldn’t have lost my babies.”
Heeding the lifesaving wisdom of a mother
Kandahar, Afghanistan – If there is one important lifesaving lesson that 23-year-old Farida learned from her recent childbirth, it could only be the... Read more
MHTs: Changing the way women look at skilled care at childbirth
Nine-month pregnant Karima had experienced difficult deliveries in the past but seeking professional care for her fourth pregnancy still did not come... Read more
UNFPA: The world should not lose focus on Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan – Amid the raging conflicts across the world, we should not lose focus on Afghanistan where women and girls continue to acutely... Read more