Allowing Afghanistan’s health-care delivery system to fall apart would be disastrous. People across the country would be denied access to primary health care such as emergency caesarian sections and trauma care.
The funding will go to WHO and UNICEF and – working through national and international NGOs – will keep health-care facilities, including hospitals treating COVID-19 patients, operating until the end of the year.
The UN is determined to stand by the people of Afghanistan in their hour of need.
Source: OCHA