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Afghanistan

WHO Afghanistan Monthly Programme Update: November 2015

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KEY UPDATES:

  • Joint assessment of health facilities affected by the 7.6 magni-tude earthquake that struck in late October has been completed - health facilities in Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman provinces need renovation

  • WHO assessed post-conflict health care services in Kunduz, with a particular focus on trauma care

  • Sporadic measles and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreaks have been reported

  • WHO/EHA visited Logar province to monitor the rehabilitation work of provincial hospitals affected by an explosion in Octo-ber and replaced damaged medical equipment and supplies