Situation reports 2020

Situation update, September

Over 3.7 million people remain in need of emergency health services across Afghanistan due to conflict, natural disasters and population displacement
A total of 9,016 people fled their homes in September 2020 due to conflict, increasing the total number of IDPs to 202,856 in 2020
Some 576,801 people returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan (5,001 people) and Iran (571,800 people) between January-September 2020. Of this, 70, 734 people returned from Iran and Pakistan in September alone
A total of 89,981 people were affected by natural disasters throughout the country (198 killed, 207 injured, 6,646 houses damaged and 2,489 houses destroyed) between January-September 2020
Four health care facilities were attacked and 2 health facilities closed down in September 2020. Overall, there have been 35 attacks on health care since January 2020, which have shut 37 health facilities, killed 3 health care workers and injured 1.
Some 14 health care facilities have reopened between January-September 2020
A total of 11 health care personnel have been detained between January-September 2020, of which 2 were detained in September 2020
A total of 6,291 trauma cases (5,485 OPD and 806 IPD) were reported in September 2020. Overall, 134,414 trauma cases (104,490 OPD and 29,294 IPD) have reported since January 2020
A total of 32 outbreaks (CCHF, food poisoning, measles, scabies) amounting to an overall caseload of 102 and 2 deaths from CCHF, were reported in September 2020.
Some 385,678 cases of ARI causing 86 deaths and 260,482 cases of ADD causing 20 deaths were also reported in September 2020
A total of 165,080 beneficiaries (127,602 men and 37,474 women) received services provided by the WHO and Health Cluster implementing partners between JanuarySeptember 2020
A total of 2,644 people (1,491 men and 1,153 women) benefited from Health Cluster services in September 2020 One Trauma Kit (A+B), 1 Cholera Kit and 10 IEHK Basic Kits were distributed to cover health needs of 10,350 people in September 2020