Nasrin Oryakhil

Nasrin Oryakhil is a gynecologist and obstetrician, and since 2004 she has been the Director of the Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] She founded inside that hospital the first clinic for obstetric fistula repair in Afghanistan.[2] She is the president of the NGO Afghan Family Health Association, and a member of the Afghan Women's Network, as well as part of the group whose task is to create a Medical Council in Afghanistan.[3][4] She also supported the creation of the Afghan Midwives Association.[5]

She received a 2014 International Women of Courage award.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm
  4. ↑ http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2014/03/06/us-honors-afghan-doctor-as-an-international-woman-of-courage/
  5. ↑ http://www.khaama.com/dr-nasrin-oryakhil-receives-international-women-of-courage-award-4003
  6. ↑ http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2014/03/04/afghan-woman-receive-int%E2%80%99l-women-courage-award
  7. ↑ http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm