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The EU provides €10 million to strengthen preparedness and response systems for outbreaks and health emergencies in Afghanistan
The EU and WHO collaborate to strengthen preparedness and response systems for outbreaks and health emergencies in Afghanistan. Photo credit: WHO/Z. Safari 23 November 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan – To combat epidemic-prone infectious diseases and strengthen health service delivery in Afghanistan, the European Union (EU) is providing €10 million (750...
WHO Afghanistan appeals for US$ 10 million to provide vital health services to 700 000 returnees
16 November 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan –About 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to Afghanistan, voluntarily or by force, as a result of the Government of Pakistan’s recent Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan. This sudden and increased flux of returnees, along with other related factors, poses significant public health concerns. In...
WHO and G5 collaborate to strengthen hospital management in Afghanistan
Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran, speaking to the participants of the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Iran 13 November 2023, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran – WHO, in partnership with the G5 Secretariat and WHO collaborating centres, ran a successful 6-day training of trainers workshop to enhance...
The EU provides an additional €10 million in funding to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to advance mental health and drug use disorder services in Afghanistan
The EU extends its support to WHO and UNODC to further advance mental health and drug use disorder services delivery in Afghanistan. Photo credit: WHO/A. Karar 25 October 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan – The European Union (EU) has allocated an additional €10 million (equivalent to 800 million Afghani) to improve mental health and address drug use...
WHO-led Health Cluster appeals for $7.9 million to provide health services to 114,000 people most affected by earthquakes in western Afghanistan
19 October 2023 in Kabul, Afghanistan: An estimated 114,000 most affected people are in urgent need of life-saving health assistance following series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan between 7 and 15 October. The WHO-led health sector requires $7.9 million to ensure affected communities will be provided with essential health services in the next...
Afghanistan's health system suffers critical underfunding, calls for donor support
Credit: Rada Akbar/WHO 18 August 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan – Launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO), a new alert underscores the crucial importance of ramping up investment in health care services provision in Afghanistan, particularly in the underserved areas where the healthcare infrastructure is severely under-resourced and...
EU supports revitalization of drug addiction treatment centre in Kandahar under joint WHO/UNODC project
10 August 2023, Kandahar, Afghanistan – The World Health Organization (WHO), with financial support from the European Union (EU), transformed a 100-bed drug addiction treatment centre in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Centre's upgraded facilities are now better equipped to support Afghans in need on their path to recovery. The newly renovated centre...
Qatar Fund for Development provides life-saving essential medicines to under-served areas in Afghanistan in collaboration with the WHO
9 May 2023 – Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signs an agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the provision of essential health services in underserved areas in the 11 provinces of Afghanistan. With the funds from QFFD, WHO will procure pre-qualified medicine for primary health care and facilitate delivery and distribution...
Japan supports Afghanistan to strengthen response capacity for infectious diseases
26 April 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan – The Government of Japan has pledged one million USD to the World Health Organization (WHO) for a project to strengthen Afghanistan’s capacity for preparedness, detection and response to infectious diseases following natural disasters. The funds will strengthen and expand the capacity of the national disease...
A working life well spent: 22 years as a polio eradicator in Afghanistan
Dr Ghafoori administering polio vaccine to a nomad child in Samangan province of Afghanistan in 2002 27 April 2023 – When Dr Abdul Rahman Ghafoori began working with WHO’s polio eradication programme in 2000, polio was endemic in 30 countries across the world and WHO’s Afghanistan programme was tackling the virus on multiple fronts. “Surveillance for...
