Health
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Afghanistan
WHO: Services for Quake Victims May Halt Without Funding
DID Press: World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it faces a shortfall of three million dollars to continue providing life-saving services to earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan. In a report, WHO warned that an additional three million dollars in funding…
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Afghanistan
30 Children Die in Kunduz Measles Outbreak
DID Press: Health authorities in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province reported an unprecedented rise in measles cases as 30 children died in the first four months, this year. Mujib-ur-Rahman Sadat, head of the Administrative and Health Information System at Kunduz Public…
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Afghanistan
Deadly 6.0-M Quake Hits Eastern Afghanistan; Hundreds Dead, Injured
DID Press: A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar and Nangarhar provinces late last night, killing around 700 people and injuring more than 500, according to local officials. Authorities warned the death toll may rise as rescue operations underway.…
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UN Sounds Alarm on Afghanistan Women’s Crisis
DID Press: According to a recent UN report, 78% of Afghanistani women and young girls are excluded from education and employment—four times the rate among boys. UN Women warns that policies by the caretaker government are severely affecting women’s health,…
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Environment
Secret to Longer Life: Living Near Ocean
DID Press: A new study suggests that living near the ocean may be linked to a longer lifespan, with coastal residents living on average at least one year longer than the national average. The research shows that while living close…
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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
WFP’s New Scandal: Substandard Food Aid and Faulty Medical Kits Sent to Afghanistan
In a shocking revelation, Afghan public health authorities have accused the World Food Programme (WFP) of shipping approximately 6,750 metric tons of low-quality and unusable "Super Cereal" food aid to Afghanistan.
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