Al Jazeera Examines Afghanistan’s Health Care System Since Fall Of Taliban
Al Jazeera examines Afghanistan's health care system since the fall of the Taliban, writing, "Standards of health care in Afghanistan have improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban, but security continues to play a large role in determining access to and quality of care provided." According to the video report, Afghanistan's constitution mandates that health services be provided free of charge, which "leaves many small clinics reliant on foreign aid." The news service notes, "There's a big difference in the type of care you can get [in] rural areas and in urban areas," adding, "Many procedures still require patients to travel to city hospitals, putting them at risk from violence and grueling journeys on poorly maintained roads" (Smith, 6/3).
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