Afghanistan Health Cluster Bulletin, February 2023

HIGHLIGHTS

• As of 28 February, a total of 209,079 confirmed cases, and 7,886 deaths of COVID-19 were reported. The recovery rate was 91.3% with a 3.8% case fatality rate.

• The leading causes of morbidity among all age groups were Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and Acute Diarrheal Disease (ADD) across the country.

• WHO distributed a total of 155 different types of emergency medical kits (38 IEHK, 67 TESK, and 50 IARH) which will benefit around 58,850 people in 34 provinces in the next three months.

• UNICEF’s engagement in reaching under-served populations residing in mountainous terrain continued through the Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams. 158 MHNTs were operational in February 2023, which provided health and nutrition services to more than 287,000 people.

• HADAAF is providing Primary Health-Care services including Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), COVID-19 and nutrition services in underserved areas of Helmand, Paktya, Ghazni, Khost, Balkh and Nangarhar provinces through 1 CHC, 12 BHCs, 36 SHCs, 14 MHNTs, 5 MHTs, and 4 sample collection centers.

• AAH provides primary health care and acute malnutrition treatment services in Helmand, Ghor, Badakhshan, Daikundi, and Kabul Provinces through 7 TFUs, 16 MHTs and 20 SHCs.