Five million women, children in Afghanistan face acute malnutrition as aid cuts deepen, WFP warns
Aid shortfalls have already led to the closure of clinics treating malnourished children, Aylieff said.
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Health
Japan provides $240,000 in health aid to Afghanistan
The funds will be used to help sustain essential health services, particularly for vulnerable populations, the WHO said.
Health, South Asia
Pakistan to vaccinate more than 45 million children in first polio drive of 2026
The campaign will run from Feb. 2 to Feb. 8 and will be carried out simultaneously in Pakistan and neighbouring.
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Measles cases rise in Ghazni as winter sets in
Medical staff at Ghazni’s provincial hospital said the number of infections has increased significantly compared with last year.
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Afghanistan: Ghor residents say access to healthcare remains limited
Several residents told reporters that the few public health centres operating in the city are unable to meet growing demand.
Afghanistan, Health
Taliban minister says Afghanistan relied on Pakistan for 70% of medicines
He said a key goal of his visit to New Delhi was to find alternatives for Afghanistan’s medicines imports.
Health, Women
Taliban health minister defends policies in India amid restrictions on women doctors
Jalali claimed that large numbers of female health workers and doctors had been recruited across Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, Health
India reaffirms health cooperation with Afghanistan, dispatches medicines and CT scanner
As part of the engagement, India made a symbolic handover of cancer medicines and vaccines, the ministry said.
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Save the Children warns more than 9 million Afghan children face critical hunger
Save the Children said its health and nutrition clinics across Afghanistan recorded a 13% rise in admissions of malnourished children.
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More than 17 million Afghans face acute hunger this winter, WFP warns
Child malnutrition is also expected to rise, with nearly four million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in the.