Open AccessAdapting to the events in Afghanistan: Call for maintaining essential public health services and supporting critical medical supplies distribution
Author(s) -
Ahmed AlMandhari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2021.27.9.855
Subject(s) - pandemic , distribution (mathematics) , public health , humanitarian crisis , population , relief work , covid-19 , political science , humanitarian aid , natural disaster , displaced person , economic growth , refugee , geography , medical emergency , medicine , environmental health , nursing , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , disease , pathology , meteorology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
The unfolding events in Afghanistan have recently left us with scenes of chaos and desperation at Kabul airport where men, women and children risked their lives, and some tragically died in efforts to flee the country. However, it is important to note that even before these latest events, Afghanistan was the world's third largest humanitarian operation due to war, displacement, and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 18 million people - more than half the population - already need humanitarian assistance to survive, and these needs are increasing daily.