Thiruvananthapuram: Dr Roshni Changalath, an obstetrician and gynaecologist from Kerala's Palakkad, is all set to join the team of Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan. The 37-year-old will take a break from her corporate career in India to spend three months in the country where women have shown resilience despite "all overwhelming odds", The Indian Express reported.
Dr Changalath has experience in working on sexual and reproductive health of vulnerable communities as a gynecologist. She has also participated actively in health camps in rural areas where she believes that sexual and reproductive health is a major issue. She has also worked on a cervical cancer project in Malawi (Africa).
“During these missions, one has the privilege of partnering with the local community and it will be a deeply engaging experience for me to help in the effort to reduce death and sickness in mothers and their newborns,” she was quoted as saying in the daily.
Currently, parts of Afghanistan are marked by clashes and unrest due to the ISIS–Taliban conflict. A report from Human Rights Watch said that Afghan women have faced significant barriers to freedom of movement and speech.
Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, independent organisation that provides free medical assistance to people affected in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.
