Afghanistan, Dec. 10 -- The World Health Organization has urged that all people in Afghanistan have access to healthcare, warning restrictions on women's medical services violate basic human rights.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has marked Human Rights Day by stressing that access to healthcare is a fundamental human right for all people in Afghanistan. Edwin Ceniza Salvador, WHO Representative in Afghanistan, said that "health is a human right" and that protecting public health is inseparable from protecting human rights.
The organisation reiterated that every individual in Afghanistan should be able to receive medical services without discrimination or restriction. Its remarks come amid mounting concerns over growing barriers to h...