Afghanistan, Sept. 8 -- The World Health Organization has urged Afghanistan to lift restrictions on female doctors, warning that women in quake-hit provinces face dangerous gaps in essential healthcare access.
The World Health Organization has urged Afghanistan's Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on female doctors, warning that women in Kunar lack access to life-saving healthcare after the devastating earthquake.
Mukta Sharma, WHO's deputy representative in Afghanistan, told Reuters on Monday that men account for 90 percent of Kunar's health workforce, while only 10 percent are women.
She explained that most of the female staff available are unable to conduct advanced procedures such as surgery, leaving thousands of women without ...