The Taliban Ministry of Public Health has claimed that it has begun implementing a five-year programme aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality rates and improving health indicators in Afghanistan.
The ministry claimed in a statement published on its official page on Tuesday, 4 August, that the maternal mortality rate is expected to decrease from 196 to 150 deaths per 100,000 live births, while the mortality rate among children under five years of age is expected to decline from 55 to 40 deaths per 1,000 children.
The Taliban Ministry of Public Health has also claimed that, under this programme, coverage of essential health services will increase from 67 percent to 90 percent, and domestic medicine production will also reach 90 percent.
This comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) had previously warned that Afghanistan continues to face serious challenges in the health sector.
The organization said that malnutrition, the spread of preventable diseases, a shortage of financial resources, and limited access to healthcare services are among the major challenges in this sector, issues that make achieving the goals of health programmes difficult.
