HP Afghan Lancet comment May 2017
Written by HealthProm's Afghan Project Adviser, Dr. Stewart Britten, this piece was published in the May 2017 issue of The Lancet (Vol 389).
It outlines the fluctuations in maternal mortality estimates in Afghanistan over recent years and questions whether the World Health Organisation's target of all births being attended by a skilled birth attendant is realistic in this setting.
The article can be downloaded below.