UNOCHA/Ahmad Khalid Khaliqi People who lost their homes in the earthquake which struck eastern Afghanistan are temporarily living in tents. Women and girls still reeling from Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake face even greater suffering rebuilding their lives and livelihoods –…
UNICEF, WHO hail $10m funding for measles, polio prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have hailed the funding agreements from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) worth 10 million dollars to bolster polio and measles programmes in eight countries. The…
Pakistan: Frantic efforts to prevent disaster as floods continue
With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the total Pakistani population, said Dr. Palitha Mahipala, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the country. Some “6.4 plus million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid”,…