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In the month of December, 47 Health Cluster partners reached 872,560 people with humanitarian health services through 1,068 health facilities in 330 districts of all 34 provinces.
Between November 1, 2023, and January 31, 2025, a total of 743,760 returnees were reached, including 266,744 women, 258,072 men, 117,722 girls, and 101,222 boys.
On January 15, 2025, Dr. Mike Ryan, Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), convened an ad hoc meeting with Health Cluster partners. The meeting was attended by approximately 64 participants representing 45 different Health Cluster partner organizations. During the meeting, they discussed the humanitarian health situation in Afghanistan, addressed challenges, shared updates, and strategized ways to improve healthcare delivery, equity, and efficiency in the country. Dr. Michael Lukwiya, the Health Cluster Coordinator, presented the humanitarian health situation in Afghanistan. He emphasized the critical and dynamic role of the Health Cluster in coordinating health activities and addressing key issues. He further highlighted the cluster's regular coordination mechanisms, which include biweekly virtual meetings, quarterly in-person meetings at the national level, and regional cluster coordination meetings at the sub-national levels.
During the month, the most common sickness among all age groups, were acute respiratory infections (ARI) and acute diarrheal disease, representing 39.3% of total consultations.
In January 2025, a total of 206,074 ARI/pneumonia cases and 506 associated deaths were reported (CFR of 0.2%). This represents 54.1% increase in reported cases compared to the previous month. Of the total cases, 123,918 (60%) were among children under five, of the reported deaths (388 deaths were among childern under five years).
In the reporting month, 7,307 new suspected measles cases were reported, resulting in 42 deaths. This shows a 71.4% increase in the number of cases compared to the previous month (4,262).
In January 2025, WHO provided 36 emergency medical kits to 7 health facilities in 4 provinces. The medical kits will benefit around 19,350 individuals in the next three months.