“MSF teams in different parts of Afghanistan have sent additional supplies, and the Herat team donated mass casualty medical supplies to the regional hospital, enough to treat 400 people,” said Yahya Kalilah, head of program in Afghanistan. “A team made up of operational, medical and logistical staff left to assess some of the most-affected areas outside of the city and to provide medical first-aid.”
“As rescue efforts and search for wounded continue in affected areas, we are monitoring the situation and will adapt our response as needed,” said Lisa Macheiner, MSF project coordinator in Herat.
MSF teams continue to adapt our response and address the most immediate needs at the hospital and in some of the most-affected areas outside of the city.
MSF presence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s healthcare system has collapsed after years of instability and devastating conflict. MSF teams have witnessed an alarming increase on malnutrition in the region.
MSF first began work in Afghanistan in 1980 and currently runs seven projects in seven provinces, Lashkar Gah, Kunduz, Kabul, Khost, Kandahar, Herat and Bamyan, with a particular focus on delivering specialised healthcare.
In 2022, throughout Afghanistan, MSF teams provided more than 130,000 outpatient consultations, 330,700 emergency room admissions, 13,700 surgeries, and 42,800 deliveries. Around 9,000 children attended outpatient therapeutic feeding centres.