Since the change of administration in August 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that basic and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are in grave jeopardy due to a lack of external funding."The population's health is currently in jeopardy. All of the gains in health outcomes could be wiped out. The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging international donors to step up and develop a new funding channel for this critical primary health care effort "In a report, the WHO stated. According to the World Health Organization, primary health care is the bedrock of the national health system, serving millions of people across the country.
The Sehatmandi programme lies at the heart of Afghanistan's health-care system. It covers 64 percent of all public health institutions and delivers affordable health care to millions of people through 2,331 health facilities in 34 provinces.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health says it is striving to draw more foreign aid to the country's health sector as the country's health system continues to crumble. "If health-care help is not supplied in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Health, the health-care crisis will worsen, and people will confront several challenges," said Javid Hazhir, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health.
Residents of Paktia are complaining about a shortage of health services in the province, and they have asked the UN to supply them with health care, according to TOLONews.
Gul Karim, a Paktia resident, said, "We ask the United Nations to offer medical help and equipment to the country's hospitals."
The World Health Organization and other international organisations have frequently warned that Afghanistan's health system is on the verge of collapsing due to the suspension of healthcare supplies. Medicine shortages and the possibility of COVID-19s were identified as important issues for the country's healthcare system by these institutions.then health system current low them Afghanistan very sensitive but not responsible government of society.Three times in 2021, the Ministry of Public Health announced pandemic lockdowns.
"They (officials) should pay close attention to hospital conditions and give them with equipment; otherwise, there would be a big calamity," warned Bashir Noormal, former Deputy Minister of Public Health.
The United States, China, India, and other countries aided Afghanistan's health system by sending doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but Afghans are now worried about the Omicron form, which has already been found in neighbouring countries.Officials from Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) cautioned on Wednesday that the country lacked Omicron testing kits, and the ministry urged the WHO to give the country with Omicron testing kits and PCR equipment.
"We are not far from having the (new variety) in our society since we have a lot of commuting with our neighbours," said Nabeel Faqeeryar, a doctor."95 percent of the Afghan health system relied on international aid, which was terminated when the Islamic Emirate came to power, causing problems," said Javed Asghar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health.
Many COVID-19 hospitals and treatment centres have remained shuttered since the Islamic Emirate's takeover, and Afghan health personnel have been without pay for several months.
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