World Vision has recently announced that it is working to improve the welfare and health of children in Afghanistan with support from the health, livelihoods, and water sectors.
In a message posted on its Facebook account the organization stated that Jean-Baptiste Kamate, the head of field operations, recently traveled to Afghanistan to meet with Eleanor Monbiot, the regional leader for the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and to observe the organization’s activities.
World Vision emphasized that after 25 years of operation in Afghanistan, it remains committed to creating sustainable changes in the lives of children and families in the country.
Based on concerns from international organizations, especially the United Nations, Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world.
The organization added that more than half of Afghanistan’s population requires humanitarian assistance, and nearly five million children under five years old, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women, are suffering from severe malnutrition.
It is noteworthy that the maternal mortality rate in this country is 521 per 100,000 live births.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s healthcare system has faced extensive challenges for decades, including a shortage of medical facilities, specialized doctors, and medications. In many remote provinces of the country, medical centers are still lacking.
