Afghanistan: Health Services
Commons · Question 62980 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) pregnant women and (b) young children have access to (i) malnutrition treatment and (ii) health services in Afghanistan.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 9 Jul 2025
We are gravely concerned about the health and nutrition situation in Afghanistan. Access to essential and nutrition services for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children is limited especially for those in rural areas and is exacerbated by Taliban res...