WHO Delivers 78.5 Tons of Aid to Afghanistan

The World Health Organization has delivered 78.5 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, shipped from its logistics hub in Dubai, as the country faces a worsening health and food security crisis.

According to officials in Kabul, the shipment arrived on Friday and includes essential medicines and medical supplies, with a focus on treatments for measles and tuberculosis, as well as surgical equipment and critical healthcare materials. The aid also contains specialized nutritional supplies for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

The organization said the shipment will help provide medical assistance to more than 419,000 people and support approximately 13,600 surgical procedures across multiple provinces in Afghanistan.

Health officials emphasized that Afghanistan’s healthcare system has long relied on international support, with the World Health Organization playing a central role in equipping hospitals and training medical personnel.

Recent international reports rank Afghanistan among the world’s most severe hunger crises, with more than 17 million people facing acute food insecurity as hunger and malnutrition continue to spread.

Women and children remain the most vulnerable, with one in three children affected by stunted growth due to chronic malnutrition. Aid agencies warn that child malnutrition could impact nearly four million children next year, driven in part by a sharp decline in emergency food assistance as global donor funding has decreased over the past two years.