Khaama: UNICEF reports measles has killed 357 children in Afghanistan in just six months, warning over 12 million children urgently need aid amid worsening health and malnutrition crises. UNICEF warns Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian emergency, with measles killing at least 357 children in the first half of 2025 and over 12 million needing
Ariana: The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the ongoing transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in southern Afghanistan, warning that the region remains a major hotspot for the virus and poses a threat to global eradication goals. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Health News UNICEF: Badakhshan Records
Amu: A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that 21 individuals, including 19 children under the age of five, have died from measles in a single week (May 11-17, 2025). This alarming statistic comes as the nation continues to battle multiple infectious disease outbreaks, according to the WHO’s latest situation report for
8am: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has reported that, on average, one child dies daily in Afghanistan due to measles. In a report published on Wednesday, March 12, the organization stated that more than 4,000 suspected measles cases have been recorded in hospitals under its coverage in the provinces of Herat, Balkh, and Helmand since the
Khaama: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that from January to July 20 of this year, nearly 40,000 suspected cases of measles, particularly among women and children, have been recorded across Afghanistan. On Wednesday, July 24, the WHO released a report stating that among the 39,826 suspected measles cases, 170 deaths related to the
Tolo News: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 29 people have died from measles in Afghanistan in the past three months. The report states that during this period, over seven thousand suspected measles cases were registered across Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: The organization stated on Sunday, March 4 that children under five years old constitute 80% of the suspected measles cases. According to the World Health Organization’s report, more than seven thousand suspected cases of measles were registered in the country in just the first two months of the current year, with 29 deaths reported.
8am: A credible source at the provincial hospital of Badakhshan confirmed to the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Sunday, February 4th, that since the start of the current solar year, the hospital has recorded at least nine thousand, seven hundred, and seventy-six cases of measles. It is important to highlight that since the Taliban regained control
8am: According to the Directorate of Public Health of Taliban in Zabul province, an outbreak of measles in this province has resulted in the death of two children and the infection of 17 others. It is worth noting that several days ago, another 10 children in Zabul died due to the measles disease. This comes
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that at least 75,000 cases of measles have been recorded in the country in 2022. The ministry said that more than 300 children have died from the disease illness over the past year. Doctors said that lack of vaccination among children is one of the