A dysfunctional health system, widespread poverty and increased restrictions placed on women are at the heart of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to a new report published by M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Policymakers, donors and local authorities must urgently focus on strengthening basic medical care at district levels to improve people\u2019s access to healthcare; international organisations must address the issues contributing to the economic crisis; and women must be allowed to pursue further education and employment opportunities, to raise income for their families, the report added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A staggering 95 per cent of people said they had faced difficulties in affording food over the past 12 months, primarily as a result of rising unemployment rates and stagnant salaries accompanied by increasing prices, especially for basic food items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In December 2022, Taliban announced its decision to bar women from employment in non-governmental organisations and from university-level education. This will likely worsen women\u2019s access to healthcare. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A dysfunctional health system, widespread poverty and increased restrictions placed on women are at the heart of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to a new report published by M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) today. Policymakers, donors and local authorities must urgently focus on strengthening basic medical care at district levels to improve people\u2019s access …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":90323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,31],"tags":[3574,3575],"class_list":["post-90322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","category-news","tag-poverty-stricken-afghanistan","tag-taliban-rule"],"yoast_head":"\n