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Women’s struggles, difficult pregnancy inspires mother to become a midwife
Faryab, Afghanistan – Growing up, midwife Sima Ayobi witnessed how pregnant women struggled to access maternity care in their remote village in Faryab province. Experiencing the same challenge later... Read more
20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need access to safe delivery, dignity kits
PRESS RELEASE 20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need access to safe delivery, dignity kits Kabul, Afghanistan – Close to 20,000 women of childbearing age, including 1,929... Read more
Fistula patients not forgotten as Afghanistan crisis continues
Kabul, Afghanistan – As the country continues to face an unprecedented crisis that has greatly impacted on its health system, health facilities are striving to ensure that reproductive health... Read more
With community support, Family Health House scores zero maternal death
Faryab, Afghanistan – It was five years ago during winter when a 17-year-old girl in extreme labor pain was taken to the Family Health House in Arkalik Village in a wheelbarrow. She was about to give... Read more
Midwives ensure life-saving reproductive health care for women returning to Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – At the Zero Point clinic in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, on the border with Pakistan, midwife Zul Haja often works late into the night to assist returnees in need of... Read more
PRESS RELEASE: UNFPA scaling up support to save and protect the lives of Afghan women and girls
UNFPA calls on international community to increase funding for lifesaving maternal health and protection services in Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan - The people of Afghanistan are facing... Read more
Traumatized by chaos and miscarriage, young mother finds a lifeline in the mobile health team
UNFPA appeals for $250 million funding to sustain humanitarian response and reach more Afghans in need Kandahar, Afghanistan - In the southern part of this province, internally displaced persons (... Read more
Emergency health kits ensure maternal and newborn care in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan – The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of Kabul’s busiest, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including 20 by Caesarean section. But the ongoing crisis in the... Read more
Press Release: Prioritize needs of women and girls in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan – With International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November launching 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UNFPA, the United Nations... Read more
Mobile health teams: On the road saving lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas
NANGARHAR, Afghanistan – At just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper health care, his mother... Read more