More than 30 family health clinics, known as family health houses, and related mobile clinics ceased operating in February 2025. By July 2025, more than 100 family health houses were closed.
Date: 7/25
Region: Europe & Central Asia
Country: Afghanistan
Topic: Health, Gender Equality & Inclusion
Policy Lens: Moral Leadership
Entry Type: Operational Impact
Additional Context: This information comes from the WRC report, "A Year of Harms: The Impact of US Foreign Aid Cuts on Women and Girls in Humanitarian Crises." WRC researchers analyzed publicly available evidence on how the 2025 US foreign aid cuts have affected women and girls. Drawing on 105 gender-disaggregated sources from humanitarian crises in 32 countries, the report shows that funding reductions triggered cascading failures in health, protection, education, livelihoods, and civil society systems—impacts that have compounded over the past year.
These U.S.-funded clinics were often the only source of healthcare for women in remote, rural areas, meaning that women now must travel longer distances amidst extreme insecurity to access lifesaving care. The original 30 was reported by Devex in February 2025, while the update of more than 100 was reported by TIME in August 2025.