Podcasts
Department of Global Health Lecture Series: Sakena Yacoobi
Speaker: Sakena Yacoobi
Series: Department of Global Health Lecture Series
Date: February 5, 2009
Running Time: 28 min
Background and Description
Question and Answer Session: Dr. Yacoobi works tirelessly to increase the literacy of Afghan women and girls despite decades of armed conflict and a ban on girls’ education under the Taliban. She has inaugurated health clinics and mobile health units, which deliver vaccinations, health care, and health education.
Links
Advancing the Status of Women in Afghanistan with Afghan Leader Feb 5 (UWeek)
