Nearly 18 million Afghans depend on humanitarian health assistance: WHO
The UN health agency advocated for immediate action towards equitable healthcare, stating, “Let's act now for equitable healthcare.”
The UN health agency advocated for immediate action towards equitable healthcare, stating, “Let's act now for equitable healthcare.”
The increase in malnutrition among women is significant, with figures climbing from 800,000 last year to currently 1.2 million
The claim comes despite reports of at least six polio cases in Afghanistan in 2023.
This initiative will operate through 20 centers and deploy 23 outreach teams across the country.
Last year, Afghanistan reported 80,000 cases of tuberculosis, highlighting the persistent threat of the disease.
Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old resident of Weymouth, Massachusetts, underwent the groundbreaking four-hour surgery on Saturday.
According to a statement from Indonesia's Foreign Ministry, the vaccine shipment was facilitated by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and.
The Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health said in a statement the campaign would last three days.
The last polio vaccination campaign was conducted in January in some of the country's provinces.
HRW interviewed Afghan and foreign aid officials, healthcare workers, and patients across 16 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces between February 2023.