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NPR: Afghanistan's Healthcare System is on the Verge of Collapse

Public health experts and aid groups are warning that there could be an imminent collapse of the health care system in Afghanistan if things don’t change soon. One of the main things influencing this crisis is the new rule of the Taliban. Once the group took power several international donors froze their financial support that was propping up the health care system in Afghanistan.

Deepmala Mahla, Vice President of humanitarian affairs for CARE, an international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty and world hunger, joins us to discuss this potential disaster.

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