Agence France Presse reports — Afghan cardiologist Rahima Stanikzair works 14 hours a day serving dozens of patients with heart problems at a private clinic as well as at the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul.
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, she continued working as a doctor as male medical personnel were banned from examining women.
Previously on PhotoBlog:
- In rural Afghanistan, the doctor arrives on the back of a donkey
- Childbirth in the country that is statistically the worst place to be a mother
