MONITORING (SW) – Almost 300,000 people have been newly displaced in Afghanistan in the last two months, said the WHO on Thursday.
The organization said that in areas where people have recently fled, including Kabul, field reports indicate that there are increasing cases of diarrhoea, malnutrition, COVID-19-like symptoms, and reproductive health complications.
It said 299,106 Internally displaced persons(IDPs) were registered between 9 June to 9 August 2021 and some 35,000 Verified IDPs needing humanitarian aid, including health aid.
It said deterioration in the humanitarian situation continues to unfold in Afghanistan. The conflict has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes and move to Kabul and other cities in search of safety, it said.
The WHO has demanded all parties must swiftly address disruptions to medical supplies and equipment being shipped into and across the country to plug gaps in needs at health facilities. There is an urgent need for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services to be provided to newly displaced people in Kabul and other cities, said the WHO
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