Life is still the same for the Afghan Women and children just as the way it used to be during the Taliban regime.
After the US led army ended the Taliban rule, Laura Bush had said: ‘The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women’.
But in contrary to the statement even today the pregnant women doesn’t have the rights to the basic amenities of life. The nations maternal care is in its worst condition and the government is least bothered about it.
According to a study conducted by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR):
Not even 1% pregnant women are taken care of by a professional health care worker.
Out of 174 hospitals in the entire country, a handful of 17 can actually practice caesarean deliveries and only 5 offers indispensable obstetric care. ...
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Cross-posted at Dreams Into Lightning - TypePad.
