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ECHO supports delivery of further live-saving supplies

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Funding pause results in imminent closure of more than 2000 health facilities in Afghanistan

Funding pause results in imminent closure of more than 2000 health facilities in Afghanistan

Cairo/Kabul, 6 September 2021 – A pause in funding for the Sehatmandi project – the backbone of Afghanistan’s health system – has left millions of vulnerable Afghans at risk of losing access to essential health care. The Sehatmandi project is the main source of health care in the country, provided through more than 20 000 health workers at 2309...

WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan

WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan

Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 - A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at 12:25 pm local time. This is the first shipment of medical supplies to land in Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban authorities. “After days of non-stop work to find a solution, I am very pleased to...

Adapt, Stay, Deliver

Adapt, Stay, Deliver

Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative continues operations amid ongoing instability in the country 25 August 2021 – “Poliovirus circulation does not stop during conflicts, it does not stop during emergencies. If anything, it makes children and families even more vulnerable by adding a layer of risk”, says a Polio Provincial Officer from...

Statement by the WHO Representative in Afghanistan

Statement by the WHO Representative in Afghanistan

24 August 2021 – Since last week, WHO has made several assessments to review the health situation on the ground. Apart from the first few days of the political and security changes, most major health facilities are functional and accessible. This includes health facilities supported by WHO that are providing trauma care to injured patients....

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