Health
Health partners provide services 589,205 people in Afghanistan in last month
Based on this report, 37,342 women; 20,752 men; 22,726 girls and 15,171 boys received health services in Baghlan province.
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In its June report, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that from May 10 to June 30 of this year, health cluster partners provided services to 589,205 people, including those affected by floods and other natural disasters in Afghanistan.
This organization said that in Baghlan province 95,991 people received health care services; as did 31,071 in Badakhshan; 22,448 in Ghor; 26,876 in Takhar and 9,447 in Faryab.
WHO stated these services were provided through 763 health centers in 287 districts of the country.
Based on this report, 37,342 women; 20,752 men; 22,726 girls and 15,171 boys received health services in Baghlan province.
The organization also stated that from November 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, it provided health services to 549,154 Afghan refugees returning from neighboring countries.
In addition, WHO reported 239,009 cases of COVID since February 2020, of which 8,010 people died across Afghanistan.
The organization stated that in June this year, a total of 6,390 cases of measles were diagnosed, resulting in the death of 21 people.
It is stated in this report that “this shows a 5.9 percent decrease in the number of measles cases compared to the previous month.”
So far this year, a total of 35,210 people have been infected with measles, of which 147 people have died.
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines
Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday.
Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement.
Under the tender, UNICEF will set up conditional supply agreements with vaccine manufacturers, the statement said.
This will enable UNICEF to purchase and ship vaccines without delay, once financing, demand, readiness and regulatory requirements are confirmed, Reuters reported.
The collaboration – which would also include working with the Vaccine Alliance and the Pan American Health Organization as well as with Gavi, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO – would facilitate donations of vaccines from existing stockpiles in high-income countries.
The statement added that WHO is reviewing information submitted by manufacturers on Aug. 23, and expects to complete a review for an emergency use listing by mid-September.
The agency is reviewing applications for emergency licences for two vaccines made by Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO), opens new tab and Japan’s KM Biologics, read the report.
Earlier in August, the WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that spread to neighbouring countries.
More than 18,000 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in Congo so far this year with 629 deaths, while over 150 cases have been confirmed in Burundi, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Sweden and Thailand have confirmed cases of the clade Ib type of the virus, outside of the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries.
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Ministry of Health says no reports in Afghanistan of monkey pox
So far, cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Pakistan, Sweden and Africa.
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The Ministry of Public Health has announced that no suspected or positive cases of monkey pox have been registered in Afghanistan.
After receiving reports about two suspected cases of monkey pox in Kabul and Paktia, officials say that no suspected or positive cases of this disease have been registered in Afghanistan.
Sharaf Zaman Amarkhel, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday that the ministry will announce it if there is a suspected or positive case of monkeypox.
Earlier, a number of media, citing health sources, reported that two suspected cases of monkey pox were detected in Kabul and Paktia.
The officials of the Ministry of Public Health announced nearly a week ago that they are trying to prevent the spread of the disease.
So far, cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Pakistan, Sweden and Africa.
The World Health Organization recently declared the outbreak of monkey pox a health emergency and said that the new strain of this virus is spreading.
Health
IEA forms technical committee to combat mpox threat
The Deputy Minister of Public Health appointed the teams to work together on the preparation of the list of duties and the definition of mpox, and present it for approval in the next week’s meeting.
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The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday announced that the technical committee to fight and prevent mpox virus met under the leadership of deputy minister for health services, Abdul Wali Haqqani.
Directors of the Ministry of Public Health, and representatives of World Health Organization (WHO), the UN agency for children UNICEF, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were also present at the meeting.
According to the Ministry of Public Health’s statement, the participants of the meeting discussed and exchanged views on the preparation of the list of duties for the technical team, the definition of mpox, and the necessary measures to prevent the virus in the country.
The Deputy Minister of Public Health appointed the teams to work together on the preparation of the list of duties and the definition of mpox, and present it for approval in the next week’s meeting.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared a global health emergency in response to the widening mpox outbreak. The virus, which can be fatal in some cases, is known to spread through close contact and is particularly concerning given its potential to escalate into a pandemic.
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