A senior Red Cross official expresses his frustration over the holdups of aid to Afghanistan pushing the healthcare system to the brink, Reuters reported. International Committee of the Red Cross operational director Dominik Stillhart said Monday the organization began paying salaries and providing medical supplies to 18 medical facilities in the country to prevent them from collapsing. ADVERTISEMENT"Every single person I spoke to, be it hospital staff, patients, people in the street — they are seriously worried about how to make ends meet in the coming months," Stillhart said, via Reuters. The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, after the U.S. withdrew its military and the civilian government quickly retreated from Kabul. Stillhart has urged donors to find "creative solutions,” saying the creation of a trust fund could help money flow through despite those hurdles, Reuters noted.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2021 06:18 UTC