Heartbreaking choices
This really hits hard. It's devastating that funding cuts translate so directly into lost lives. Why are women always the first to bear the cost of political decisions?
How aid cuts are putting women at risk in Afghanistan and Yemen
NEW YORK CITY: The baby’s head had been crowning for hours. The nearest health facility was 40 km from the village — a distance that, on the broken roads winding through Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan, translates into a three-hour drive. There were no vehicles available. By the time the mother reached the provincial capital, Faizabad, the choice facing medical workers was bleak. To save her life, the baby could not be saved.