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'More patients and fewer doctors': The struggle for maternity care in Afghanistan

'More patients and fewer doctors': The struggle for maternity care in Afghanistan

france24.com 02.11.2026 12:48 4 views
Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Experts say on average, a woman dies every two hours from complications during childbirth. The problem has become more accute since the Taliban re

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Cover image: Health difficulties for Afghan women © france 24 'More patients and fewer doctors': The struggle for maternity care in Afghanistan Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.Experts say on average, a woman dies every two hours from complications during childbirth. The problem has become more accute since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with access to healthcare for Afghan women becoming increasingly difficult. FRANCE 24's team reports from on the ground. 'Quite horrifying': Afghan economic crisis leaves EU deportees with 'very little' to return to Afghans rebuild their lives in France five years after Taliban takeover Five years of Taliban rule: Afghan women face deepening repression Girl, Interrupted: Afghan girls and women shut out of education, careers, and public life Ceasefire called after new Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes kill dozens Inside Afghanistan's secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved.

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