{"id":125745,"date":"2025-05-17T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=125745"},"modified":"2025-05-17T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:18:15","slug":"un-warns-500-afghan-health-centers-face-closure-amid-u-s-aid-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/afghanistan\/125745-un-warns-500-afghan-health-centers-face-closure-amid-u-s-aid-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Warns 500 Afghan Health Centers Face Closure Amid U.S. Aid Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that U.S. funding cuts of $102 million will force the closure of 500 health centers in Afghanistan, depriving 6.9 million women and children of critical care, Khaama Press reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reduction, part of a broader $330 million cut to global UNFPA budgets, threatens mobile clinics and maternal health programs in a country with one of the world\u2019s highest maternal mortality rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNFPA Executive Director Andrew Saberton, speaking in New York after visiting clinics in Kabul, Bamiyan, and border regions, called the cuts &#8220;devastating,&#8221; emphasizing their disproportionate impact on rural and vulnerable groups. The closures would leave millions without access to prenatal care, psychological support, and emergency services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-111655.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-111655.png 833w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-111655-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-111655-768x508.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. decision comes as Afghanistan grapples with ongoing humanitarian crises, including malnutrition and infectious disease outbreaks. 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