Human Rights Watch: The reduction of foreign aid has faced a crisis in Afghanistan’s health system

According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, Dibban Organization In a report, Human Rights emphasized the sharp reduction of foreign aid in Afghanistan’s healthcare sector: the health crisis has made the Afghan people increasingly vulnerable to severe malnutrition and diseases, and has endangered the right to health of millions of Afghans. /p>

The 38-page report added that the decision to cut humanitarian aid from donors has undermined access to health care and destabilized the economy, as well as exacerbated food insecurity.

Human Rights Watch states in this report: Between February 2023 and January 2024, with Afghan and foreign aid officials, health care workers and people seeking health care and health are interviewed in 16 provinces of Afghanistan.

The report noted: During the last two decades, the previous governments of Afghanistan also used to finance basic services such as primary health care. It has depended on international development support from donors.

The report emphasized that among those most affected by Afghanistan’s health crisis, there are people with disabilities.

Afghanistan due to decades of war and conflict And on the one hand, unilateral economic sanctions have had little health care for mothers and people with disabilities. While Afghans paid most of the health care costs out of their own pockets, the previous government’s financial contribution to the public primary care system was negligible, leaving the health sector vulnerable to collapse after aid was cut off.

The United Nations estimates that more than half of Afghanistan’s population will need humanitarian aid in 2024. While humanitarian organizations provide vital assistance, they cannot replace all essential services that previously depended on donor support.

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