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The crisis, in the numbers that matter.

Nothing here is estimated for effect. Every figure traces back to a WHO, WFP, or UN report, linked at the source. This is what training reaches into.

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521
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births — among the highest rates worldwide
67.5%
of births attended by a skilled worker — the rest happen with none
17.4M
people require urgent food assistance nationwide
21.9M
people identified as in need of humanitarian assistance
WHO / UNICEF / UNFPA / World Bank, 2023 modeled estimate · WFP Afghanistan Emergency · UNAMA Report to the UN Security Council, 2026
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What the reports say, in ninety seconds.

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The numbers, drawn out

Three charts that explain the gap.

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The health system contracted by three quarters

Functioning health facilities nationwide

WHO Health Cluster Bulletin, July 2025. Only 297 of roughly 400 districts still have a facility.

Maternal deaths, in context

Deaths per 100,000 live births

World Bank / WHO / UNICEF / UNFPA, 2023 modelled estimate. No national maternal mortality survey has been completed since.

The 2026 response plan is 9% funded

US$ millions, Humanitarian Needs & Response Plan 2026

UN OCHA, as of end May 2026 — US$269M received against US$1.71B required, a US$1.44B gap.
Why it's getting worse

The education ban made this worse, not just harder

In December 2024, women's medical and midwifery education was banned nationwide. That single decision is projected to push an already-severe maternal mortality rate higher — there is no longer a legal path to train the people best placed to bring it down.

Maternal & newborn health

Only 67.5% of births are attended by a skilled worker. The rest happen with no trained person present, in a country already among the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.

Hunger & malnutrition

17.4 million people need urgent food assistance. 4.9 million women and children are projected to need treatment for malnutrition this year alone.

Humanitarian funding gap

21.9 million people are identified as in need — against a response plan that remains severely underfunded relative to what's required.

What training changes

Every graduate of the 90-day program becomes a trained set of eyes in a place where, right now, most births have none at all.

AGDEN·e — Digital Health & Nursing Training NetworkFigures sourced from WHO, WFP, UNAMA, and UN OCHA reporting