Assessing the impact of the Taliban takeover on accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality of public healthcare facilities in Afghanistan: a mixed methods study
Afghanistan's public healthcare system showed incredible resilience amidst funding disruptions and conflict until 2023. Healthcare facilities and underserved communities are more accessible due to improved safety, but the increased patient load and economic collapse add pressure to the system. Development partners must safeguard access to and participation in healthcare for women.
Authors
- Margo van Gurp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-5301)
- Partamin Manalai
- Nasratullah Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1322-5968)
- Sara Gari
- Sayed Rahim Arab
- Maiza Campos Ponce
- Sandra Alba
- Maarten Olivier Kok
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Royal Tropical Institute (NL)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020188
- Primary Topic
- Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00