Afghanistan, July 3 -- Afghanistan's maternal health crisis is worsening as restrictions on women's education and limited access to health care put mothers and newborns at greater risk, the European Union's humanitarian aid office said on Friday.
In a post on the social media platform X, the EU office responsible for humanitarian operations in Asia and the Pacific said Afghanistan continues to face a severe maternal health crisis. It warned that barriers to women's education and restricted access to health services are further undermining the health of mothers and newborns.
The office, part of the European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, known as ECHO, said it continues to su...