WHO and partners expand access to lifesaving health services in Pengani, a remote village in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

Country: Afghanistan Source: World Health Organization 16 June 2026, Kabul, Afghanistan – On the second day of Eid, as families were celebrating the holiday, Sohaila Hakimi, a midwife at Pengani Sub Health Centre, responded to an urgent call. A pregnant woman who had been attending regular antenatal care at the Centre had gone into labour early in the morning. In a remote and mountainous area like Pengani, timely care can make all the difference.