Badakhshan hospital faces crisis as maternity ward remains closed

Badakhshan hospital faces crisis as maternity ward remains closed

The provincial hospital in Badakhshan has been operating without a functioning maternity ward for more than a year after aid agencies halted support, leaving hundreds of women without access to critical care, local health workers said. The 60-bed obstetrics and gynecology unit has remained shuttered since international health funding was cut, according to medical staff, who warned that the situation has created a crisis for women in one of Afgha…