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OCHA: COVID-19 Death Toll in Afghanistan Approaches 8,000

23rd March, 2023 · admin · Leave a comment

8am: According to the latest report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan, 7,886 people have died from the virus. The OCHA report, released on Friday, March 3, shows the number of COVID-19 deaths in Afghanistan up to February 28 of

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan Opens Four-Day Anti-Polio Vaccination Campaign

13th March, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 13, 2023 Afghanistan on March 13 kicked off a nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign for children under the age of 5, the office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan told RFE/RL. The campaign is the second since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Before returning to power, the

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Posted in Afghan Children, Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Young Afghan Women Training As Midwives To Save Lives In Remote Villages

12th March, 2023 · admin

Reuters: Isolation can become a death sentence in any difficult birth, doctors and aid workers say, contributing to Afghanistan’s extremely high maternal and infant mortality rates, among the worst in the world. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Health News | Tags: Mortality Rates |
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Dozens Of Bodies Discovered After Taliban Clears Kabul District Known For Drug Use

9th March, 2023 · admin

The bodies of 59 Afghans who allegedly had substance-abuse problems have been found in fresh graves in Kabul after Taliban authorities cleared out the Pul-e Sokhta district. Afghans using drugs in the area have been rounded up, many have been beaten, and others locked in prison cells.

Posted in Drugs, Health News, Taliban | Tags: Drug Addiction, Taliban and Drugs |
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Over 500 Patients Seek Mental Health Treatment at Nimroz Provincial Hospital in One Month

26th February, 2023 · admin

8am: Domestic abuse and forced marriages have risen in the nation due to the Taliban‘s limitations on female mobility, the closure of educational institutions, and other regulations. Consequently, women are now experiencing more psychological issues than ever before due to this pressure. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Mental Health, Nimroz |
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With Highest Maternal Mortality in Asia, Afghanistan Heading for Even Worse

24th February, 2023 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News February 23, 2023 Afghanistan has a higher maternal mortality rate than all its six neighbors combined, according to a World Health Organization report released Thursday, and experts say the maternal health crisis is feared to get worse. The landlocked country’s 620 fatalties per 100,000 live births is the highest in Asia,

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Economic News, Everyday Life, Health News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Mortality Rates, Taliban government failure, Taliban war on women |
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Acute respiratory infections double as Afghanistan’s children face the harshest winter in a decade

21st February, 2023 · admin

UNICEF: Severe winter weather conditions, with temperatures well below freezing in most of the country, have increased the number of acute respiratory infections. More than 25,000 cases were reported in December 2022 – double the number of cases reported in December in the last three years. Children under five make up 65 to 75 per

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Posted in Afghan Children, Drugs, Health News | Tags: Drug Addiction |
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Donor Organizations Suspend Fund for 40 COVID-19 Hospitals: Official

20th February, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: Donor organizations have suspended the budget for at least 40 COVID-19 hospitals in the country over the past 18 months after political developments in the country, the acting minister of public health, Qalandar Ebad, said in an interview with TOLOnews. He said the suspension of the budget and restrictions on health projects have

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Ban on Female NGO Workers Cut Off Women From Receiving Aid

15th February, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Following the ban issued by the Taliban regime nearly two months ago restricting women from working for NGOs, a considerable number of women and children are [missing] out on life-saving aid during these difficult times, according to Save the Children. On December 24, 2022, the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] authorities of Afghanistan issued a decree

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Posted in Afghan Women, Economic News, Health News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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Taliban government shuts down free dental program in Afghanistan

14th February, 2023 · admin

KCLU: For two decades, a Santa Barbara dentist has been helping to make little miracles happen halfway around the world. His grass roots program has provided critical dental care to the poorest of the poor in Afghanistan. “Over the years, we treated over 200,000 people for free,” said Dr. James Rolfe But, he said the

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Posted in Health News, Taliban | Tags: Dental Health in Afghanistan, Life under Taliban rule |
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