Afghanistan's Health Centers Are In Danger Of Shutting Down

TOLO News: 90% of Afghan Health Care Centers on Edge of Collapse: IRC

Officials from the Ministry of Public Health rejected the possibility of 90 percent of health facilities closing.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) expressed concerns over the Afghan crisis and warned that over 90 percent of the Afghan health care centers are on verge of collapse.

The collapse of the health care centers, the IRC said, is “depriving millions of basic care, threatening the COVID-19 response and creating a major risk of disease outbreaks, malnutrition and preventable deaths.”

The IRC in a report highlighted the “growing” humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

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Update #1: Afghanistan dispatches: ’90 percent of Afghan health clinics are in danger of shutting down’ (Jurist)

Update #2: Afghanistan: 90% of health centres to close down by end of 2022, says report (Khaleej Times/ANI)

WNU Editor: The IRC report is here .... Crisis in Afghanistan: Unprecedented hunger after the conflict (IRC).