Harsh Winter Kills 40 Children in Afghanistan

Harsh Winter Kills 40 Children in Afghanistan

http://www.naharnet.com
February 19, 2012

A harsh winter has killed almost 40 children in Afghanistan in the past month, most of them in refugee camps in Kabul with aid groups warning Sunday of more deaths as temperatures keep falling.

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AFGHANISTAN: Planning a child? Then avoid the winter months to save lives

AFGHANISTAN: Planning a child? Then avoid the winter months

http://www.irinnews.org
3 March 2009

KABUL, 3 March 2009 (IRIN) – Some health specialists are suggesting that couples plan pregnancies so that the mother’s due date does not fall in the cold winter months. This, they say, will help save lives.

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