Afghanistan faces one of world's highest maternal mortality rates: UN

KABUL, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan continues to face one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with an estimated 600 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local media outlet TOLOnews reported on Monday. According to the report, access to skilled healthcare services and the presence of female he

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