Midwives and Counselors Provide Care to Thousands of Earthquake Survivors

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has announced that midwives and mental health counselors supported by the agency have so far delivered vital services to more than 3,000 survivors of the recent earthquake in Afghanistan. These services include maternal health care and psychological support for vulnerable individuals.

According to the organization, mobile health teams continue to be dispatched to villages and remote areas to deliver urgent, life-saving services to residents whose access to basic care and facilities has become even more limited after the earthquake.

Due to the Taliban administration’s neglect and lack of response to people’s urgent needs, international organizations have been compelled to play the leading role in relief efforts. Alongside the earthquake crisis, the absence of health infrastructure and mental health services remains a major challenge in the affected areas.

As humanitarian needs continue to rise, the international community is urged to increasingly question the Taliban authorities’ accountability regarding the deteriorating state of health and psychological services.