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Highlights
• During October, a total of 134 666 outpatient consultations were conducted in the 117 WHO-supported health facilities (106 Primary Health Care (PHC) and 11 Hospitals) across Afghanistan.
• The most commonly reported epidemic prone infectious diseases were Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) with dehydration, dengue fever, measles and COVID-19.
• WHO supported 12 Drug Addiction Treatment Centres and two Opioid Substitute Treatment clinics in the country.
• WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Afghanistan headed a delegation to Bamyan province where they visited several WHO-supported health facilities, including the Drug Addiction Treatment Centre and met with health officials.
• WHO Health Emergencies Programme Lead in Afghanistan visited Balkh province where he met with health authorities and health care providers in addition to visiting the WHO-supported Integrated Infectious Disease Hospital.
Health Service Delivery (Primary Health Care and Hospitals)
During October 2024, WHO supported 106 PHC in 19 provinces by five NGO partners. These facilities provided primary health care services to the remote and underserved populations, including women and children across Afghanistan.
WHO supported 11 hospitals in eight provinces through nine NGO partners. The hospitals supported by WHO included three infectious disease hospitals, two emergency hospitals and six hospitals for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS).
A total of 134 666 (PHC: 88 652, Hospitals: 46 014) outpatient consultations were conducted in WHOsupported health facilities. Of these, 57.3% females and 42.7% males received the consultations. Around 79 118 patients received essential medicines for their healthrelated conditions in PHCs.