Projects Afghanistan BLiSS Mazar-e-Sharif
BLiSS Mazar-e-Sharif

BliSS training in Mazar-e-Sharif

Monday, 11 April 2011 19:15
Written by  Susie Drysdale

Many women in Afghanistan deliver their babies in their own homes. Only 16 percent of women have one or more antenatal visits from a trained health care attendant and during their lifetime, they have a one in eight chance of dying during pregnancy (UNICEF, 2008). BLiSS (Birth Life Saving Skills)…

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BLiSS Mazar-e-Sharif

BLiSS Mazar-e-Sharif

Working in Mazar-e Sharif, the Birth Life Saving Skills Project (BLiSS) is a health education program focused on maternal health. With over 85% of Afghan women delivering their babies at home by untrained attendants,  BLiSS addresses mother and infant mortality rates to save lives through simple and effective, participatory educational training.