WHO Afghanistan welcomes €7 million additional EU funding to strengthen health and emergency response systems
05 August 2025, Kabul, Afghanistan – WHO Afghanistan has received €7 million in additional funding from the European Union (EU) to expand, strengthen and sustain Afghanistan’s preparedness, surveillance and response to health outbreaks and nutrition emergencies.
The funding comes as part of the ongoing EU-WHO partnership, thanks to which around 240 000 outpatients received consultations (54% female), more than 20 000 received inpatient services (54% female) and over 2380 critical intensive care patients (52% female) were treated in 5 supported regional infectious disease hospitals across Afghanistan. In addition, more than 28 000 children under 5 received urgent, lifesaving care at 40 inpatient departments treating children with severe acute malnutrition.