Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations
Maternal mortality is a major concern in Afghanistan. Even though the mortality rate is decreasing, Afghanistan still ranks below most countries in terms of maternal mortality. Challenges such as political instability, the COVID-19 pandemic, and unskilled staff are proving to be a burden on the heal...
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| author | Zoaib Habib Tharwani Prince Kumar Sean Kaisser Shaeen Zarmina Islam Mohammad Yasir Essar Shoaib Ahmad |
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| description | Maternal mortality is a major concern in Afghanistan. Even though the mortality rate is decreasing, Afghanistan still ranks below most countries in terms of maternal mortality. Challenges such as political instability, the COVID-19 pandemic, and unskilled staff are proving to be a burden on the healthcare system of Afghanistan, which has become an obstacle for the aim of further reducing the rate. Along with the struggling healthcare system, illiteracy and ignorance are further exacerbating the maternal health issues. In order to address these challenges, the Taliban must work alongside international organizations on improving the basic healthcare facilities, build more maternity clinics, provide better training for the medical staff, and educate citizens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d17b2f125fd140f4a613987e654dc8f82022-12-22T03:32:09ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842022-05-0115101038Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendationsZoaib Habib Tharwani0Prince Kumar1Sean Kaisser Shaeen2Zarmina Islam3Mohammad Yasir Essar4Shoaib Ahmad5Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, PakistanFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, PakistanFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, PakistanFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, PakistanKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan; Corresponding author.District Head Quarters Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad, PakistanMaternal mortality is a major concern in Afghanistan. Even though the mortality rate is decreasing, Afghanistan still ranks below most countries in terms of maternal mortality. Challenges such as political instability, the COVID-19 pandemic, and unskilled staff are proving to be a burden on the healthcare system of Afghanistan, which has become an obstacle for the aim of further reducing the rate. Along with the struggling healthcare system, illiteracy and ignorance are further exacerbating the maternal health issues. In order to address these challenges, the Taliban must work alongside international organizations on improving the basic healthcare facilities, build more maternity clinics, provide better training for the medical staff, and educate citizens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842200080XMaternal mortalityConflictHealthcareAfghanistan |
| spellingShingle | Zoaib Habib Tharwani Prince Kumar Sean Kaisser Shaeen Zarmina Islam Mohammad Yasir Essar Shoaib Ahmad Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Maternal mortality Conflict Healthcare Afghanistan |
| title | Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations |
| title_full | Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations |
| title_fullStr | Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations |
| title_short | Maternal mortality in Afghanistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations |
| title_sort | maternal mortality in afghanistan challenges efforts and recommendations |
| topic | Maternal mortality Conflict Healthcare Afghanistan |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842200080X |
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