Thousands of health care facilities have run out of essential medicines. And in recent weeks, there has been a surge of cases of measles and diarrhoea, according to the World Health Organization. For two decades, aid from the World Bank and other international donors propped up the country’s health care system, but after the Taliban seized power, they froze $600 million in health care aid. Some countries and aid organizations have demanded that the new government meet certain conditions — like guaranteeing women’s rights — in return for aid. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)On Wednesday, the World Health Organization warned that two-thirds of the roughly 2,300 health care facilities it supports have run out of essential medicines.

Source: bd News24 October 01, 2021 07:07 UTC