KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 699 out of every 100,000 mothers die during childbirths in Afghanistan, but the Ministry of Public Health disputed the figures.
In a report published yesterday, OCHA said Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest rates of maternal, infant and child mortality, with 699 deaths per 100,000 births.
It said a combination of four decades of conflict, a lack of structural investment in the health system, and less donor support for longer-term development assistance since August 2021 has affected the accessibility and quality . . .
