UNICEF warns 3.7 million children in Afghanistan face malnutrition risk
UNICEF says food insecurity, poor diets and shrinking aid have left millions of children vulnerable.
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Funding shortfall forces hundreds of Afghanistan’s health facilities to close
WHO reports show that the closure of health facilities has deprived more than 3.3 million people of access to health.
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Top WHO official visiting Kabul: Stronger health system key to ending polio in Afghanistan
A senior WHO official says Afghanistan could interrupt transmission of the poliovirus within the next 12 months if vaccination efforts.
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Funding cuts shut 80% of Afghanistan’s rehabilitation centers, report says
The report says the collapse of funding has severely weakened treatment services in the country.
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WHO reaffirms support for drug treatment in Afghanistan
The WHO says it supports treatment centers and outreach teams across the country as Afghanistan continues to grapple with widespread.
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MSF reports sharp rise in severe child malnutrition in southern Afghanistan
MSF says admissions of critically malnourished children have surged as funding cuts, drought and food insecurity strain the country's health.
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WHO reports two new polio cases in Afghanistan
The latest cases in Kunar and Helmand bring Afghanistan's total number of wild poliovirus infections this year to six, WHO.
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3.7 million Afghan children face acute malnutrition, report says
A new nutrition alert says conditions are deteriorating across most of Afghanistan ahead of the peak hunger season.
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MSF says female staff member detained by Taliban in Herat
MSF says a female health worker was held for two days after being accused of violating Taliban-imposed dress requirements.
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3.7 million children in Afghanistan face acute malnutrition, WHO says
Nearly 95,000 children are expected to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition with medical complications, the agency says.