Video: Afghanistan’s Well being System Is on the ‘Brink of Collapse,’ W.H.O. Says

Over the previous 20 years, important well being good points have been made in Afghanistan in lowering maternal and baby mortality, transferring in the direction of polio eradication, and extra. These good points are actually at extreme threat with the nation’s well being system getting ready to collapse. There was a surge in instances of measles and diarrhea. Virtually 50 % of youngsters are at excessive — liable to malnutrition. The resurgence of polio is a significant threat, and a couple of.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine stay unused. Until pressing motion is taken, Afghanistan faces an imminent humanitarian disaster. Well being employees are leaving, making a mind drain that may have penalties for years to come back. We visited a hospital the place we met some nurses who’ve stayed. My coronary heart broke after they instructed me they haven’t been paid in three months. The main target of our efforts now could be to assist and maintain the Sehatmandi Challenge, which is the spine of Afghanistan’s well being system, offering take care of hundreds of thousands of individuals by means of 2,300 well being amenities, together with in distant areas. However a funding pause by main donors — solely 17 % of those amenities are totally purposeful. And two-thirds have stockouts of important medicines.