Events

High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

calendar_today13 September 2021

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News

Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

calendar_today12 August 2021

Midwifery students learn critical life-saving skills. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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News

As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

calendar_today23 June 2021

Mastura Zia provides maternal health services to Afghan returnees, many of them deported from neighbouring Iran. © Zaeem Abdul Rahman/UNFPA Afghanistan
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Updates

Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

calendar_today16 June 2021

Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran
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News

After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

calendar_today07 June 2016

Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR
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News

From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

calendar_today10 March 2021

Amina Mansoory is the only midwife serving in a remote district (population:1500) of Herat province in western Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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News

Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate

calendar_today21 October 2020

A midwife takes a woman's blood pressure at a family health house in rural Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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News

A former child bride in Afghanistan finds hope and new life during COVID-19

calendar_today05 October 2020

Protection and social services remain available even during the pandemic, with precautionary measures in place. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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News

Demand for Afghanistan’s midwives unflagging during COVID-19 pandemic

calendar_today14 September 2020

Sajia Mansoory attends to a newborn at the Malalai National Maternity Hospital.. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Zaeem Abdul Rahman
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News

Mobile health teams bring critical services to women in remote Afghanistan

calendar_today03 September 2020

A mobile health team midwife provides health services to a remote community. © ARCS Afghanistan
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