Bennett: Women are facing severe barriers

in accessing healthcare services.
Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
in Afghanistan, says that women and girls continue to face significant barriers in
accessing healthcare services.
Bennett said this afternoon (Tuesday, April 7) on the occasion of World Health Day that
restrictions on movement, education, and female workers in the health sector have
weakened the healthcare system and are causing preventable suffering and loss of life.
At the same time, the Afghanistan office of the World Health Organization stated that
through vaccination, disease surveillance, and collaboration with communities and
partners, it works to identify health risks at an early stage and protect citizens across
Afghanistan through timely response.
However, expressing concern over the high rate of maternal mortality, the organization
added that access to maternal and reproductive health services is a life-saving necessity
in Afghanistan.