The European Union has allocated €31 million ($33 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This funding aims to support Afghanistan’s health sector.
In a statement on Thursday, the EU announced that it allocated €16 million to the WHO and €15 million to UNFPA.
The aid aims to improve the provision of quality health services for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer. It will also expand reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health services in Afghanistan’s health sector.
This union also emphasized that the aid will support mothers, children and teenagers in the remote areas of Afghanistan.
EU described the health condition of pregnant women, babies and children in Afghanistan as dire and added that the death rate among them is at the top of the world list.
Every two hours, a mother dies from preventable complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, the statement said.
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