Taliban: Medicine
Commons · Question 17860 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Taliban's decision to (a) ban women from medical training and (b) prohibit male medics from
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 16 Dec 2024
The UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan. We strongly condemn this and urge the Taliban to reverse this decision. Female health workers are critical to treating women-focused health issues such as r...