Almost 600 moms died while giving birth in the previous year, the Ministry of Public Health stated on Wednesday, adding however that the maternal death rate was lower than the previous year.Health Minister Qalandar Ebad stated one million births took place over the past year, of which 584 births included the death of the mothers.He said that a large maternity institute will be established in a bid to reduce the mortality rate.Currently, there are only 2 maternity health centers in Kabul.&& I have come to this hospital from a private hospital and doctors have assisted me well,& & stated Khori Gul, a client at Rabia Balkhi Maternity Hospital.&& My child was born generally in this health center and I thank the doctors for their efforts,& & said Sarina, another patient.Medics say high blood pressure, unhealthy foods, a shortage of midwives and bad customs are the crucial factors for the high maternal mortality rate in the country.Concerns have been raised by health specialists that Afghanistan faces a severe danger of backtracking to its high maternal mortality rates of 20 years ago provided the significant drop in foreign funding, the lack of healthcare employees and intensifying poverty.According to World Bank data, more than 1,600 Afghan mothers were craving every 100,000 live births in 2001.
With strong technical and financial support from donors, the nation lowered the rate to about 640 deaths by 2018.
Till the collapse of the former government, foreign donors were investing about $1 billion annually on Afghanistan&& 's health sector, however all development funding stopped in August, which crippled the nation&& 's donor-dependent public health system.The post Hundreds of females died in childbirth in previous year: health ministry initially appeared on Ariana News.