Female Community Health Workers and Health System Navigation in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Afghanistan

• Main Authors: Ateeb Ahmad Parray (Author), Sambit Dash (Author), Md. Imtiaz Khalil Ullah (Author), Zuhrat Mahfuza Inam (Author), Sophia Kaufman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Afghanistan ranked 171st among 188 countries in the Gender Inequality Index of 2011 and has only 16% of its women participating in the labor force. The country has been mired in violence for decades which has resulted in the destruction of the social infrastructure including the health sector. Recen...