For every 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, about 400 mothers will die1. Though this maternal mortality ratio is a fraction of its earlier levels, it is still one of the highest in the world. But here’s the thing: most of…
Marja runs the National Midwifery Team at EMERGENCY's Maternity Centre in Anabah, Afghanistan. She is one of over 60 national staff members that EMERGENCY has provided with free professional training and employment at the Centre. "The population of the valley quickly understood…
WHEN THE TALIBAN ATTACKED my village, I and many others fled to seek refuge in the Panjshir Valley. We walked through the night, and all of the following day, the constant dull thud of bombs echoed around us. Some of…
