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  • BAHARAK, 28 July 2005..Vocational Training Centre for Women....The VTC aim is to improve the status of   women, by  giving  them lessons on maternity, family planning and post-natal issues. ..According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Bitha Bala Vocational Traning Course. ..A young lady smiles behind her white veil.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • FAIZABAD, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Centre for women....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Women having a chat at a Vocational Traning Centre.  ....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Women at the Vocational Traning Centre.  ....The VTC aim is to improve the status of women, by giving them lessons on maternity, family planning and post-natal issues. ....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. ....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Women talking to each other during a Vocational Traning Centre....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • FAIZABAD, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Centre....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • FAIZABAD, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Centre for women....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • FAIZABAD, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Course for women  ....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Women at Bitha Bala's Vocational Traning Centre.  ..Most of the 'one room' school are located in private houses. The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..A young lady at Bitha Bala's Vocational Traning Centre.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..A young lady at Bitha Bala's Vocational Traning Centre.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Women at Bitha Bala's Vocational Traning Centre.  ....Most of the 'one room' school are located in private houses. The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, health, family planning and post-natal issues. ..According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • FAIZABAD, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Centre for women....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • MAKHFI, 30 July 2005 ..Vocational Training Course for women... ..The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on  family planning, reproductive health and post-natal issues.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..The entryway to Bitha Bala Vocational Training Centre....The VTC aim is to improve the status of women, by giving them lessons on reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues. ....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • An Afghan family traveling to Pakistan on board of a local taxicab
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..A young lady at Bitha Bala's Vocational Traning Centre.....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, reproductive health, family planning and post-natal issues.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • YAFTAL PAYAN, 31 July 2005..Women during a Vocational Traning Course  ....The VTC aim is to make women aware of their onwn status as Mother and as Woman, by giving lessons on maternity, health, family planning and post-natal issues. ..According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.....The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA.
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  • Kalikot, 07 March 2005.  A Nepali family in the remote area of Kalikot. "Most of the money provided to invest into remote areas ends up in the pockets of our politicians" an editor from Kathmandu says
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  • Somewhere in Kalikot, 05 March 2005...A father carring his daughter. In most of the Kalikot area, walking is the only method of transport. Donkeys are also used for moving cargo.
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  • KABUL 03 August 2005..In a crowded street of Kabul, I come across a woman and a child with a dark lump on her face...The only words the woman says to me are:' DOCTOR.... DOCTOR'...I write down her name & address:.."Shabana, Panza Family, Khair-Khana, Kabul"
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  • KABUL 03 August 2005..Walking in a crowded street of Kabul, I come across a woman carrying  a child with a dark lump on her face. ..The only words the woman says to me are:' DOCTOR.... DOCTOR'...I write down her name & address:.."Shabana, Panza Family, Khair-Khana, Kabul"
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  • Kathmandu. 20 February 2005.  A mother with her child begging for money
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  • MAKHFI, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Course for Women. ....The VTC aim is to improve the status of women, by providing them a two-hour daily course on reproductive health, literacy and working skills.....This VTC is funded by UNFPA and run by IBNSINA.
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  • MAKHFI SCHOOL, 30 July 2005..Vocational Training Centre for Women.....The VTC aim is to improve the status of women, by providing them a two-hour daily course on reproductive health, literacy and working skills...The VTC is funded by UNFPA and implemented by IBNSINA...
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • London September 2002...Mother and son kissing each other. The baby is about two weeks old.
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  • Dasala Panka, 07 March 2005... "In December 2003 two girls, Jo Sarabike and her friend, were raped by soldiers of the Royal Nepal Army in this village. They were 13 and 14 years old. After that day they left the village and joined the Maoist Army" a witness says
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  • Haudi, 05 March 2005... Zakti Pashad, a father of five children. For the last seven years he has been suffering from a horrible eye infection. "There are no doctors or hospitals around here. I went once to Nepalganj but the doctors were unable to help me. I was told to go to the Eyes Hospital in Kathmandu but I have no money, I can't afford it. Long time ago a doctor from the Royal Nepal Army's camp used to visit me, but because of the Maoists they have left and I can't get any medicines any more. Have you got any tablets for me?", the man says
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  • A three weeks old Nepali girl. She was born on the 1st of February 2005, the day of the Royal takeover...
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  • LONDON'S TRAFALGAR SQUARE, 11 February 2006.Over 5,000 UK Muslims demonstrate against incitement & Islamophobia following the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in a Danish newspaper which led to worldwide protests..The event was organised by the Muslim Council of Britain and the Muslim Association of Britain, with the backing of a number of  peace organisations and the Mayor of London.
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  • BAHARAK HOSPITAL, 28 July 2005..Young mothers wait outside the vaccination clinic...The clinic provides children immunization against Tetanus, Polio, Thubercolosi and Diphtheria...The clinic is supported by the United Nations Population Fund.....According to UNFPA data, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality...
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  • BAHARAK HOSPITAL, 28 July 2005..A child  gets his vaccination...The clinic provides vaccines against Tetanus, Polio, Thubercolosi, Measles and Diphtheria...Project supported by UNFPA
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  • BAHARAK HOSPITAL, 28 July 2005...In the corridor of Baharak-Hospital, mothers wait for their children to get vaccinated. ..The clinic provides vaccines against Tetanus, Polio, Thubercolosi, Measles and Diphtheria...Project supported by UNFPA..
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, 27 July 2005..A child sits next to his mother.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. ..Lack of medical infrastructures is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality...
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL..Dr Hajera Zia  shows the pictures of  a still-born baby.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. ..Lack of medical infrastructures is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality...
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  • Kenyakumary, India 1994. Portait of children in the southern point of the Sub-Continent
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  • Being one of the oldest crafts in India a potter is creating a handmade piece out of clay. Apart from domestic and decorative use, pottery in India has deep religious connotation too.
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  • Maiwand Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit. .A mother and her child born with a cleft palateat
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  • KABUL 17 August 2005..Maiwand Hospital....Shabana in the recovery room with her mother...The previous day she underwent a four-hour plastic surgery operation. ..She will be dismissed in two days, Friday the 19th.....Shabana. a nine months  old Afghan girl, has been diagnosed with a 'neurofibroma'. This is a tumor or growth located along a nerve or nervous tissue. It is an inherited disorder. If left unchecked, a neurofibroma can cause severe nerve damage leading to loss of function to the area stimulated by that nerve.....The Rehabilitative Surgery Unit (RSU) at Maiwand Hospital is fully supported by the French NGO Medical Refresher Courses for Afghans (MRCA), also by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and by the Embassy of Japan under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project (GAGP). The Italian NGO Operation Smile Italia Onlus provides training to the Doctors. ....Maiwand Hospital dates back to the rein of Nadir Shah in the 1930s.
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  • KABUL 17 August 2005..Maiwand Hospital....Shabana in the recovery room with her mother...She underwent a four-hour plastic surgery operation.....Shabana. a nine months  old Afghan girl, has been diagnosed with a 'neurofibroma'. This is a tumor or growth located along a nerve or nervous tissue. It is an inherited disorder. If left unchecked, a neurofibroma can cause severe nerve damage leading to loss of function to the area stimulated by that nerve.....The Rehabilitative Surgery Unit (RSU) at Maiwand Hospital is fully supported by the French NGO Medical Refresher Courses for Afghans (MRCA), also by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and by the Embassy of Japan under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project (GAGP). The Italian NGO Operation Smile Italia Onlus provides training to the Doctors. ....Maiwand Hospital dates back to the rein of Nadir Shah in the 1930s.
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  • KABUL 06 August 2005..AVECINA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL....Janat cradles Shabana into his arms, and takes her to  the Head of Dermatology, Dr Parwani.....The Doctor will confirm his previous diagnosis as 'Hemangioma' a tumor made-up of dilated blood vessels that usually appears shortly after birth, although it may be present at birth. Hemangiomas on the face can be disfiguring and may interfere with visual development or cause obstruction of the airway. [.....]
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  • Surkhet, 01 March 2005. .. A woman standing in a temporary refugees camp in Surkhet. They have left their village in Jumla district because of the Maoist threats
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  • A father wash his child at a canal in Kandahar.
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, 27 July 2005..Dr Hajera poits her finger to the country Maternal Mortality Ratios.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births.....
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, 27 July 2005..A newborn baby with his mother and grand-mother.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births.  Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, 27 July 2005..A newborn baby with his mother and grand-mother.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births.  Underage marriage is one of the primary causes of maternal mortality.
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITALl, 27 July 2005..A mother use the burqa for her child pillow's case....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births. ....
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  • The President of Paralympic Federation Mr Abdul Rahman with children of Afghan at Ghazi Stadium.....On 23-25 August 2005, Special Olympics Afghanistan held its first national Games at Olympic Stadium in Kabul. ..More than 300 athletes, including 80 female athletes, experienced a taste of happiness and achievement for the first time in their lives. They competed in athletics, bocce and football (soccer). Because of cultural restrictions, males and
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  • BAHARAK, 28 July 2005..
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITALl, 27 July 2005..A mother sits herself down with her newborn baby.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births.
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  • FAIZABAD PROVINCIAL HOSPITALl, 27 July 2005..A mother sits herself down with her newborn baby.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births.
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  • UNFPA STAFF, 27 July 2005..Dr Farida Khoshdil, responsible for the UNFPA Educational Project in Badakhshan.....According to United Nations Population Fund, Afghanistan has among the world?s highest rates of maternal mortality, and Badakhshan has the highest rates ever recorded anywhere in the world, with one mother dying in every 15 births.
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  • Daily life in the countryside of Kabul's region
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  • KABUL 17 August 2005..Maiwand Hospital....Shabana in the recovery room with her mother...The previous day she underwent a four-hour plastic surgery operation. ..She will be dismissed in two days, Friday the 19th.....Shabana. a nine months  old Afghan girl, has been diagnosed with a 'neurofibroma'. This is a tumor or growth located along a nerve or nervous tissue. It is an inherited disorder. If left unchecked, a neurofibroma can cause severe nerve damage leading to loss of function to the area stimulated by that nerve.....The Rehabilitative Surgery Unit (RSU) at Maiwand Hospital is fully supported by the French NGO Medical Refresher Courses for Afghans (MRCA), also by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and by the Embassy of Japan under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project (GAGP). The Italian NGO Operation Smile Italia Onlus provides training to the Doctors. ....Maiwand Hospital dates back to the rein of Nadir Shah in the 1930s.
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  • KABUL 06 August 2005..Shabana with her father and sister wait for the 2pm appoiment at Maiwand Hospital
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  • KABUL 06 August 2005..Avecina Emergency Hospital....Second visit to Dr Parwani, Head of Dermatology at Avecina Emergency Hospital. He confirms that Shabana suffers of a Skin Tumor 'Angiomatous naevus' that can be cured only with Plastic Surgery.....Hemangiomas are tumors made-up of dilated blood vessels that usually appear shortly after birth, although they may be present at birth. Hemangiomas on the face can be disfiguring and may interfere with visual development or cause obstruction of the airway.
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  • A old man selling eggs in the bazaar. ..The cost of life is becoming extremely high for the ordinary people
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  • Mother and child in a refugees camp...Jelum Valley 2001
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  • A Kashmiri holds her youngest brother in a 'long established' refugees camp. The latter has been blind since birth. ..Jelum Valley 2001
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  • Il primo bacio tra mamma e figlio
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
Photoreportage by Kash Gabriele Torsello
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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  • Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar 1994<br />
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