maternal deaths

UN warns maternal deaths in Afghanistan may rise after US funding pause

Pio Smith, regional director for Asia and the Pacific at UNFPA said that over 9 million people in Afghanistan would lose access to services
“If I just take the example of Afghanistan, between 2025 and 2028 we estimate that the absence of US support will result in 1,200 additional maternal deaths”

By Reuters · 28 min 41 sec ago