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EMERGENCY Presents: a Quiet Revolution. Behind the Scenes of Afghan Women’s Lives. The EMERGENCY Anabah Maternity Centre and Women’s Empowerment in Afghanistan

September 12, 2019
Maddalena Migliori
Afghanistan

‘A Quiet Revolution’ is the first report from EMERGENCY, to be published on 15th October, and was created to analyse how the system set up by the organisation in that zone in Afghanistan can provide a model to be replicated in other areas in the country and elsewhere.

Afghanistan: Congratulations, Doctor!

After an intense period of training with the staff at our Medical and Surgical Centre in Anabah, Doctor Amin, ‘our’ Amin, has passed his specialist exam at Kabul University.

Afghanistan: A Day in Anabah

Afghanistan, Panjshir Valley. Every day, around 20 children are born in our Maternity Centre and about 130 people visit the Medical-Surgical Centre

Afghanistan: The Valley of Women

A new film explores life at the Anabah Maternity Centre.

Afghanistan: “I would like to be a nurse. I’ve already learned some English words at school.”

Noor-zia is 22 years old and lives in a village a few kilometres from Anabah, Afghanistan.

EMERGENCY’S NEW MATERNITY CENTRE OPENS IN AFGHANISTAN

On Thursday 8 December, EMERGENCY inaugurates the new building at the Maternity Centre in Anabah, Afghanistan.

Anabah Maternity Centre Expansion Nears Completion

We are proud to announce that the expansion project at the Anabah Maternity Centre, Afghanistan, is now in its final stage.

Every Two Hours A Woman In Afghanistan Dies Due To Pregnancy Related Causes

For every 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, about 400 mothers will die1. Though this maternal mortality ratio is a fraction of its earlier levels, it is still one of the highest in the world. But here’s the thing: most of…

Meet our staff: Marja’s Story [VIDEO]

Marja runs the National Midwifery Team at EMERGENCY's Maternity Centre in Anabah, Afghanistan. She is one of over 60 national staff members that EMERGENCY has provided with free professional training and employment at the Centre. "The population of the valley quickly understood…

MEET OUR STAFF: Marja’s Story

WHEN THE TALIBAN ATTACKED my village, I and many others fled to seek refuge in the Panjshir Valley. We walked through the night, and all of the following day, the constant dull thud of bombs echoed around us. Some of…