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December polio vaccination campaign begins
KABUL, 13 December 2021 - The fourth round of a national polio immunization campaign begins this week (13–16 December 2021), and will be synchronized with Pakistan to improve cross-border polio eradication efforts. The campaign targets 9.9 million children aged 0–59 months across the country and is scheduled to start later this month in some parts...
Doing whatever it takes to keep lifesaving health services going
23 November 2021 – With all the odds against her – born too early, born too small – the tiny baby in the neonatal intensive care ward at Malalay Maternity Hospital in Kabul is still clinging on, struggling for every breath, grasping every extra minute of life. She does not know it, but those caring for her are also struggling on, minute by...
One shining light: how medical supplies airlifted to Afghanistan have been used to save lives
14 November 2021 – At 70 years of age, with life getting ever more difficult and food more scarce, an attack of watery diarrhoea was enough to tip Amina into critical condition. In desperation, Rana, the junior wife in their household of 12, brought Amina to the National Infectious Diseases hospital hoping for some help. And help there was. As...
New shipment of WHO life-saving medical supplies lands in Kabul with support from Qatar
Kabul/Cairo, 7 November 2021 – An aircraft carrying around 7 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines and supplies from WHO landed in Kabul on 4 November at 11:30 local time. The shipment was delivered in collaboration with the operations and logistic teams of Qatar Airways and the Government of the State of Qatar. This is the fourth flight...
ECHO supports delivery of further live-saving supplies
Kabul, November 3, 2021 – Over 4 metric tonnes of life-saving medical supplies provided by WHO to help the people of Afghanistan arrived in Kabul today, thanks to the support of ECHO (European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid) via the European Union (EU) Humanitarian Airbridge. Kabul, November 3, 2021 – Over 4 metric tonnes of...
ECHO supports the delivery of WHO medical supplies to Kabul
28 October 2021 – WHO has delivered around 17 metric tons of life-saving medical supplies and equipment to Kabul, with support from ECHO. The shipment, worth US$ 700 000, arrived on the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight and is a part of WHO’s ongoing emergency response to ensure health facilities across the country are adequately stocked to continue...
House-to-house polio vaccination set to recommence across Afghanistan in November
KABUL / AMMAN / KATHMANDU, 18 October 2021 – WHO and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban leadership supporting the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins on November 8, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million...
Statement by the WHO Representative to Afghanistan
23 September 2021 – WHO remains on the ground and is scaling up efforts to continue responding to the escalating health and humanitarian crisis unfolding across Afghanistan. The country’s already fragile health system is overwhelmed. The impacts of the pause of funding to the Sehatmandi project are already being felt. WHO is calling on...
Acute health needs in Afghanistan must be urgently addressed and health gains protected
Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on their visit to Kabul 22 September 2021 - We recently completed a high level mission to Kabul, Afghanistan, where we met with senior members of the Taliban leadership, UN...
Qatar supports shipment of WHO life-saving medical supplies to Kabul
Kabul/Cairo, 13 September 2021- An aircraft carrying around 23 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines and supplies from WHO landed in Kabul today at 13:30 local time. The shipment, which is among the first humanitarian aid to arrive at Kabul airport since operations were disrupted on 15 August, was flown by a Qatar Airways flight donated by the...
