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It is hard to watch your child suffer from an illness; it is heartbreaking not being able to afford taking her to a doctor. Last winter, 16-year-old Morsal experienced severe infection after a series of untreated influenza. Six months later she lost her kidney. “We...

The new health insurance scheme saves Afghan refugee family that suffered severe burns after a house fire.

Up to one million refugees in Iran gain state healthcare coverage known as Salamat Health Insurance under an unprecedented programme that began last month.

Sonita was born and raised in Iran. Zia arrived at age six. Meet two Afghan refugees intent on rebuilding their ancestral homeland.

In the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, a group of Afghan women are connecting wires, soldering motherboards and making cars safer. One of them is a 20 year-old who has lived with her disabled mother since her father died. Another is an 18 year-old living with an...