Primary healthcare system and provider responses to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Existing health system challenges in Afghanistan were amplified by the Taliban's August 2021 government takeover during which the country faced an evolving security situation, border closures, banking interruptions, donor funding disruptions and international staff evacuations. We investigated factors that influenced health sector and health service delivery following the takeover.

Methods

We purposively sampled individuals knowledgeable about Afghanistan's health sector and health professionals working in underserved areas of the country. We identified codes and themes of the data using framework analysis.

Results

Factors identified as supporting continued health service delivery following August 2021 include external funding and operational flexibilitie

SUBMITTER: Basij-Rasikh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882370 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature