The World Health Organization said that 80 percent of the services that support in Afghanistan on Monday may be closed by June due to lack of funding.
The United Nations Health Agency stated that cash reduction between large -scale US assistance cuts, is associated with a change in “development aid priorities”.
“Without immediate intervention, more than 220 features could be discontinued by June 2025, leaving an additional 1.8 million Afghans without access to primary health care, who said in a statement.
The agency said that 167 such operations have already been closed due to lack of financial assistance.
“The results will be measured in lost life,” said Afghanistan’s chief Edwin Seneiza Salvador.
“It’s not only about money. It is a human emergency that threatens years of progress in strengthening Afghanistan’s health system,” said Salvador.
The alarm has been ringing since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the agency.
This is put at risk to the global measles monitoring network at the end of Pulout and Washington’s contribution, which has so far been fully funded by Washington.
Afghanistan, according to the WHO, saw over 16,000 suspected measles cases and 111 deaths in January and February.
These figures are disputed by the Taliban authorities, who returned to power in 2021 with the exclusion of the US -backed government.
The Taliban government is not recognized internationally and it depends on large -scale non -governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and aid donors to preserve the health system.
‘Many health emergencies’
Who said that Afghanistan is also facing “many health emergencies”, including outbreaks of malaria and dengue.
There are ongoing efforts to vaccinate enough children to erase polio, which are only spatial in two countries: Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
The lack of funds has also hit Save the Children, stating that the 18 health facilities supported by the charity and its partners have been discontinued last week.
Charity said, “Only 14 Save the Children Clinic has enough money to stay open for another month, and without new financial assistance, they will be forced to shut down. These 32 clinics alone supported more than 134,000 children in January alone.”
In addition, Afghanistan suffers from one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rate 638 per 100,000 living births.
This is likely to deteriorate due to American funding cuts, an additional 1,200 maternal death forecast with the United Nations and 2028.
Malnutrition is also widespread in the country, which is facing economic, human and climate crises after the war has been battered for four decades.
The UN said that ten percent of children under five are malnourished and 45 percent are stunts.
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