NEW YORK — In spite of moderate progress in some areas, women's health needs continue to go unmet in Afghanistan.
"Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be pregnant," states a report on maternal mortality by the Afghan Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This statement is borne out by statistics that show that in Afghanistan one woman dies every 27 minutes from a pregnancy-related condition that is preventable, in most cases, with adequate health facilities and medical care.