KABUL
\nPneumonia cases are soaring in Afghanistan, killing children who are unable to access healthcare facilities, Save the Children, a leading humanitarian organization for children, said on Monday.
\n\u201cChild pneumonia is surging in the middle of a hunger crisis that is ravaging young immune systems,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cThe collapse of the health system, driven largely by frozen financial assets and withdrawn aid, comes at a deadly cost for Afghan children.\u201d
\nOne doctor at a hospital told the non-profit he had never seen so many cases of child pneumonia and severe malnutrition. According to the medical professional, 135 children had died in or on their way to the hospital last December.
\n\u201cAfghanistan\u2019s economic freefall threatens to leave more than 95% of the population living in poverty,\u201d the statement said, adding that cost is the \u201cbiggest single barrier\u201d to healthcare.
\n\u201cClinics across the country have been forced to close as wages for health workers have dried up,\u201d it said, adding: \u201cCrumbling health services is one of the direct impacts of global assets freezes and suspended development aid, both of which are choking the healthcare system.\u201d
\nThe aid agency called on the international community to unlock vital funding. Following the Taliban\u2019s takeover, Afghanistan\u2019s access to international funds was cut off.
\nTurkiye has pledged to deliver tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a \u201ccharity train\u201d to help Afghan people who are in dire need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KABUL Pneumonia cases are soaring in Afghanistan, killing children who are unable to access healthcare facilities, Save the Children, a leading humanitarian organization for children, said on Monday. \u201cChild pneumonia is surging in the middle of a hunger crisis that is ravaging young immune systems,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cThe collapse of the health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242057","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n