Afghanistan: sustaining health care delivery

It wasn’t until the start of the 21st century that Afghanistan had a government-led public health delivery system for its citizens, enshrined in its Constitution as a basic right. Najibullah Safi and Palwasha Anwari, both of whom have work experience in the sector, make a case for the health delivery apparatus — dependent as it is on foreign aid — to continue despite the fall of civilian government and the Taliban takeover of power in August 2021.