What is the Afghan Red Crescent doing to address maternal health and lowering child morbidity?
F.G.: One of the National Society’s main areas of focus is on health. Under our health care programme, we run clinics that have mother and child facilities. The clinics also offer family planning sessions to help women space out their children between births. A.H: Another prominent woman, Soraya Parlika, also served as Head of the Afghan Red Crescent. She, too, is active in giving a voice to women in Afghanistan. Is she an inspiration to you? F.G: Soraya is a good friend. We are contemporaries and we certainly learn from each other. I have many active women friends in this country. Some are colleagues, both locals and foreigners. We are complimenting each other in our respective fields and this should bring lots of positive changes. By nature, I am not a hero worshipper… I don’t look up to people in films, singers or politicians. However, many friends of my parents were important male and female personalities in this country and they did have an enormous impact on shaping the person I
