Afghanistan: Staying and delivering to women and girls

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enduring poverty and climate shocks driving crisis levels of food insecurity and unprecedented hunger.</p> <p>Millions of women in Afghanistan have little or no access to healthcare, and the country remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth. One woman dies every two hours during pregnancy, childbirth or its aftermath from causes that are largely preventable with access to skilled care. The estimated 20,781 women who give birth each month in hard-to-reach areas of the country face particular challenges reaching hospitals or health facilities. Vital protection services for women and girls who are at risk of gender-based violence or have been subjected to it are also limited. </p> <p>UNFPA’s work in Afghanistan focuses on providing life-saving reproductive health services and psychosocial support to women, by women, through 998 facilities in all 34 provinces of the country. Working with national partners, UNFPA has established 533 Family Health Houses, staffed by community midwives, that support safe births in some of the most remote areas of Afghanistan; 264 mobile health teams are working in 31 of the 34 provinces, screening mothers, pregnant women and children for malnutrition and providing maternal and child healthcare. 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