Trudie Styler Instagram – I wanted to highlight today, an incredible all female team working in one of MSF’s @doctorswithoutborders maternity hospitals in rural Afghanistan. Reported by @msf_uk It has been described as “a hospital of women for women” delivering a staggering 80 to 100 babies a day. Against the backdrop of political upheaval and its consequences on the healthcare and economy babies continue to be born in Afghanistan daily. In rural areas and away from the big cities, most women do not have adequate access to essential obstetric care, and the situation is further exacerbated by a critical shortage of female midwives and doctors. In response, MSF first opened its specialised maternity hospital in Khost in 2012 to provide safe and free maternal and neonatal care to women and their babies. The medical team is almost entirely female and what they are managing to achieve, with very limited resources, is phenomenal. MSF is one of the largest employers of women in the province and out of 450 staff over half are women with jobs that range from doctors and midwives to cleaners and nannies. MSF has funded and trained the midwives working there, helping to build a sustainable system of care. By supporting @doctorswithoutborders / MSF general fund, they are able to provide longterm, sustainable medical units like this one. Please see the link in the bio to learn more about their work https://msf.org.uk/.
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Photograph: MSF UK / a mother feeds her baby in the neonatal ward at the MSF Khost maternity hospital. | Posted on 09/Apr/2025 02:21:40
