Health
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Infectious Diseases Up Among Returning Migrants to Afghanistan
DIDPress: The unprecedented return of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan has led to a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue a warning about the risks. WHO recently reported that the unprecedented influx…
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UNICEF: Only 16% of Afghan Children Fully Vaccinated
DIDPress: UNICEF has reported that Afghanistan is among the countries with the highest number of unvaccinated children, with less than 20% of children in the country fully vaccinated. According to UNICEF’s findings, the vaccination coverage for children in Afghanistan is…
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Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis; How Close to Catastrophe?
DIDPress: Famine and hunger, coupled with the collapse of healthcare services, threaten to spike mortality rates and trigger mass displacement. Escalating natural disasters—especially drought—could displace 5 to 10 million people, a scenario that risks destabilizing not only Afghanistan but the…
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UNAMA: One-Third of Afghanistan’s Population Lacks Access to Safe Drinking Water
DIDPress: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says nearly one-third of Afghanistan’s population lacks access to safe drinking water. In an official statement, UNAMA warned that more than 10 million people across the country are forced to use…
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90% of Afghan Children Suffer Food Insecurity
DIDPress: UN urges immediate action to address the nutrition crisis in Afghanistan. Key UN agencies, including UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Population Fund, have urged coordinated and…
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Gaza’s Healthcare System on Brink of Collapse, Warns Red Cross
DIDPress: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is nearing total collapse, and that without immediate action, a broader humanitarian catastrophe is imminent. In an official statement released on Monday, the…
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Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Expanding Health Cooperation
Didpress: Noor Jalal Jalali, the interim government’s Minister of Public Health, arrived in Iran to strengthen health sector cooperation, announced embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan. According to the statement, the visit is part of broader efforts…
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Afghan Minister Appreciates Iran’s Sincere Cooperation in Health and Medical Services
DIDPess: We appreciate Iran’s sincere cooperation in the field of health and medical services and hope similar projects will be carried out in other provinces as well, said Noor Jalal Jalali, Public Health Minister of the interim government in Afghanistan,…
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2 Dead and Dozens Sick; Humanitarian Crisis at the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
DIDPress: Local sources report a humanitarian crisis at the Chaman-Spīn Bōldak border crossing. Following an intense heatwave and severe overcrowding at the Chaman-Spīn Bōldak border, two travelers have died, and numerous women and children have fallen ill due to deteriorating…
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Women and Children in Bamyan Deprived of Basic Healthcare Services
DIDPress: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has expressed deep concern over the healthcare situation in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, in a recently published report, stating that thousands of people—particularly pregnant women and children—are deprived of the most basic medical services.…
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