Considering the health crisis in Afghanistan, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that hundreds of medical facilities are at risk of imminent closure because the western donors are barred from dealing with the new Taliban government.
During an interview, WHO Regional Emergency Director Rick Brennan said, “Around 90% of 2,300 health facilities across the country might have to close as soon as this week”.
He added that WHO was trying to fight the health crisis in Afghanistan by providing supplies, equipment, and financing to 500 health centers.
The official said that the operations will be paused in some large proportion of those (health facilities) and nearly 90% of functioning will be ceased later in the week which will increase illness and death in the region.
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In this regard, the health agency is also in contact with Qatar to deliver medical aid via air.
To treat chronic diseases, it is expected that covid tests and supplies would be included in the next delivery.
“We are hoping to have up to two or three plane-loads of supplies airlifted from the government of Qatar probably into Kabul in the next week or so”, he said.
WHO along with other aid agencies is struggling to bring in medical supplies including trauma kits.