World Health Day: EU pledges €97M for health programs in Afghanistan
The EU said it remains focused on supporting Afghans through partnerships with international health organizations.
The EU said it remains focused on supporting Afghans through partnerships with international health organizations.
The country, already mired in poverty, is contending with outbreaks of diseases such as measles, malaria and polio.
"We haven’t seen anything like this in the past four years,” WFP official said.
According to official figures, 25 positive cases of poliovirus were reported in 2024
WHO says Afghanistan’s health system continues to face significant challenges in TB detection and treatment.
Doctors say these deaths are not due to a lack of treatment knowledge but a collapse in access to basic.
The report also documented 230 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The crisis is particularly severe in northern, western, and northeastern Afghanistan, where more than a third of health centers have.
In its latest report, the medical humanitarian organization said that in the first eight weeks of 2025 alone, 4,799 suspected.
Doctors warn that maternal nutrition is critical for infants' health, but hunger is widespread.
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