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04 March 2024
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A midwife at the frontline of polio eradication
Kandahar, Afghanistan – Traversing difficult terrains and, at times, challenging weather conditions to reach remote villages is already daunting enough for midwife Rima to carry…
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29 February 2024
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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-year-old Malalai, whose only…
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21 February 2024
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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 why she gave birth for four…
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15 February 2024
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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 sleep issues, feeling bored,…
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12 February 2024
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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.” Badamgula said, recalling how…
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09 February 2024
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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 deliver her third child, this…
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01 February 2024
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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.”
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29 January 2024
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'The Family Health House was my lifeline'
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 he was dead.” A difficult…
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22 January 2024
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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 value of listening to her…
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