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Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse: urgent …

(2 days ago) For two decades in Afghanistan, life expectancy has risen, and maternal, newborn and child deaths have dramatically decreased. Today, the population’s health is seriously under threat. All the progress in health outcomes may be lost. WHO is urgently calling for international donors to step up and find an … See more

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/afghanistan-s-health-system-is-on-the-brink-of-collapse-urgent-action-is-needed

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Afghanistan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing Under Stress

(2 days ago) WEBHospitals and clinics are struggling to hold up amid a cash shortage and a vast surge of malnutrition and disease. Adding more pressure on Afghanistan’s …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/world/asia/afghanistans-health-care-system.html

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Afghanistan's health system under the Taliban: key …

(3 days ago) WEBBefore the Taliban takeover on Aug 15, 2021, Afghanistan had made considerable progress over two decades in increasing the coverage of health services and improving some health indicators. …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01806-2/fulltext

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Afghanistan's health care system is crumbling, says U.S. doc after 5

(3 days ago) WEBIn September, the World Health Organization issued a statement that the health care system in Afghanistan was on the verge of collapse. "Unless urgent action …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/12/21/1063840640/no-pay-for-staff-no-patient-supplies-no-heat-this-is-health-care-in-afghanistan

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Afghanistan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, as hunger …

(4 days ago) WEBAfghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Wednesday, while on the streets of Kabul, …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/09/1100652

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WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system

(4 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors to ramp up funding to provide healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/08/1139877

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“A Disaster for the Foreseeable Future”: Afghanistan’s Healthcare

(6 days ago) WEBThe 38-page report, “‘A Disaster for the Foreseeable Future’: Afghanistan’s Healthcare Crisis,” describes how the collapse of Afghanistan’s economy after the …

https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/02/12/disaster-foreseeable-future/afghanistans-healthcare-crisis

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Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse: …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Sehatmandi programme is the backbone of Afghanistan’s health system. It provides affordable health care for millions of people through 2,331 health facilities in 34 provinces, covering 64% of all public health …

https://extranet.who.int/uhcpartnership/story/afghanistans-health-system-brink-collapse-urgent-action-needed

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Afghan Health Minister: Health Care Is 'On The Verge Of Collapse'

(4 days ago) WEBThe COVID situation is daunting: over 150,000 cases and 7,000 deaths so far. The overall health-care picture is critical as well. To prevent the Taliban from …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/09/18/1038068777/afghan-health-minister-health-care-is-on-the-verge-of-collapse-but-im-optimistic

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Health Care in Afghanistan Is Crumbling, Aid Groups Warn

(3 days ago) WEBSept. 12, 2021. The health care system in Afghanistan is teetering on the edge of collapse, endangering the lives of millions and compounding a deepening humanitarian …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/health/afghanistan-health-taliban.html

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Health care collapse in Afghanistan threatens lives of millions as

(8 days ago) WEBHealth care in Afghanistan has literally collapsed in a matter of months, disrupted by conflict and starved of foreign assistance, according to UN agencies and …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/asia/afghanistan-health-care-collapse-intl-cmd/index.html

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As Need in Afghanistan Grows Dire, Aid Groups Plead for Help

(6 days ago) WEBVictor J. Blue for The New York Times. By Jim Huylebroek and Christina Goldbaum. Published Sept. 30, 2021 Updated Oct. 12, 2021. KABUL, Afghanistan — …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/world/asia/afghanistan-aid.html

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Afghanistan's Health-Care System In 'Free Fall' As Punishing …

(4 days ago) WEBMichael Scollon. Afghanistan's Health-Care System In 'Free Fall' As Punishing Winter Looms. Farzana, 30, holds her 1-year-old son, Omar, at the …

https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-health-care-brink-of-collapse/31544273.html

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“I Would Like Four Kids — If We Stay Alive”: Women’s Access to …

(Just Now) WEBOn May 12, 2020, unidentified gunmen attacked the hospital’s maternity ward, killing 24 people, including 16 mothers, 2 children, and a midwife. Three new …

https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/05/06/i-would-four-kids-if-we-stay-alive/womens-access-health-care-afghanistan

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Healthcare collapse in Afghanistan due to political crises, natural

(3 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, a survey showed that 68% of Afghanistan health care workers (HCWs) The massive congregation of Afghanistanis desperately seeking refuge at …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9830451/

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Afghan healthcare system at risk of collapse, aid agencies warn

(Just Now) WEB30 Aug 2021. Afghanistan’s healthcare system is at risk of collapse, two major aid agencies have told the Reuters news agency, after foreign donors stopped providing aid …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/30/afghanistan-healthcare-system-risk-of-collapse-aid-agencies

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Afghan health care faces collapse amid economic crisis

(7 days ago) WEB12/24/2021 December 24, 2021. The war-torn country's health system has been facing a severe crisis since the Taliban takeover, which resulted in the suspension of much …

https://www.dw.com/en/afghan-health-care-faces-collapse-amid-economic-crisis/a-60252184

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With aid slow to enter Afghanistan, public health facilities are

(2 days ago) WEBOne of the few advantages at 100 Beds and other public health-care facilities is that Taliban authorities still allow women to work there while so far banning …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-health-care-hospitals/2021/10/19/f552bc96-2c4a-11ec-b17d-985c186de338_story.html

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What’s the Status of Healthcare for Women in Afghanistan Under …

(6 days ago) WEBBefore the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, many women and girls were already struggling to receive adequate healthcare. A May 2021 Human …

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/healthcare-women-afghanistan-under-taliban/

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Afghan women and access to health care in the past 25 years

(3 days ago) WEBDespite two decades of effort, the provision of health care to women after the arrival of the Taliban in August 2021 could be at a lower standard than that expected …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00516-2/fulltext

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Doctors Without Borders Paints Picture Of Dire Need In …

(5 days ago) WEBOperations manager Martine Flokstra explains how malnutrition, COVID-19 and mental health issues have all been exacerbated by recent instability in the country.

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/09/30/afghanistan-health-care-shortage

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Afghanistan: Attacks on Health Care (January - July 2023)

(Just Now) WEBOriginally published. 22 Aug 2023. Download Infographic (PDF 5.19 MB) Infographic in English on Afghanistan about Health and Safety and Security; published …

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-attacks-health-care-january-july-2023

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Afghanistan health care system in crisis, supply shortage troubles

(2 days ago) WEBAfghanistan's health care system, is on the brink of collapse and able to function only with a lifeline from aid organizations. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris) "We …

https://www.foxnews.com/world/afghanistan-health-care-system-crisis-supply-shortage-troubles-hospitals

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How the nursing shortage is affecting the health-care system, …

(6 days ago) WEBOne factor affecting health-care access is a global nursing shortage. The increasing demand for nursing services in Canada far exceeds the current supply. …

https://theconversation.com/how-the-nursing-shortage-is-affecting-the-health-care-system-patients-and-nurses-themselves-228259

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Nurse practitioners helped fill a shortage in primary care, but …

(4 days ago) WEBShortage of OB-GYN doctors expected to get worse 02:26. For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nurse-practitioners-specialty-medicine-workforce-trend/

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AI intervention mitigates tension among conflicting ethnic groups

(2 days ago) WEBE-contact facilitated by conversational agents reduces interethnic prejudice and anxiety in Afghanistan. Communications Psychology , 2024; 2 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s44271 …

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240510111423.htm

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Shortage at nursing homes have left an increasing number of

(2 days ago) WEBShortage at nursing homes have left an increasing number of patients in hospitals Complex patients who need long-term care are struggling to find care in skilled …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1251040883/shortage-at-nursing-homes-have-left-an-increasing-number-of-patients-in-hospital

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ER boarding of seniors awaiting hospital care causes preventable …

(Just Now) WEBWhile boarding can happen to all ER patients, adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care. …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/05/13/seniors-emergency-health-delays-er-boarding/73617130007/

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AI, staffing shortages top focuses for leaders at Future of Health …

(3 days ago) WEBAlways a healthy forum for frank discussion about challenges and opportunities for the health care sector, the San Francisco Business Times’ 2024 …

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2024/05/10/ai-staffing-shortages-health-care-leaders.html

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Impact of healthcare staffing shortages on revenue cycle

(Just Now) WEBThese results reinforce The State of Patient Access 2023 survey, where 87% of providers blamed staffing shortages for declining access to care. As the healthcare …

https://www.experian.com/blogs/healthcare/impact-of-healthcare-staffing-shortages-on-revenue-cycle-management/

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Floods kill 50 people in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province

(7 days ago) WEB10 May 2024. At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan, a spokesman for the Ministry of …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/10/floods-kill-dozens-northern-afghanistan-baghlan-province

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Springfield nurse practitioner struggles to find required …

(5 days ago) WEBIn response to the health care shortage, he said there are other ways to address it, such as increased residency expansion sites for medical doctors, or …

https://www.ksmu.org/news/2024-05-15/springfield-nurse-practitioner-struggles-to-find-required-collaborating-physician-amidst-a-health-care-worker-shortage

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Draft Senate Finance Committee Bill Addressing Drug Shortages …

(4 days ago) WEBA better alternative than the draft Senate bill’s current Medicaid provision would be to provide limited new authority for the Secretary of Health and Human …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/14/draft-senate-finance-committee-bill-addressing-drug-shortages-includes-broad-rollback-of-medicaid-inflation-related-rebates-for-generic-drugs-raises-serious-concerns/

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Three patients die by suicide inside a secure Brisbane public …

(6 days ago) WEBThree people have taken their own lives inside a locked mental health unit at The Prince Charles Hospital in the past 16 months, triggering an independent review. …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/mental-health-unit-suicide-deaths-prince-charles-hospital/103843156

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WHO predicts critical shortage of 6.1 million health workers by

(6 days ago) WEBAs the world celebrated International Nurses Day on May 12, the World Health Organization (WHO) dropped a bombshell: Africa is on the brink of a massive health …

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/who-predicts-critical-shortage-of-6-1-million-health-workers-by-2030-with-africa-at-the-heart-of-the-crisis/ar-BB1mmc04

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Primary Care Office Washington State Department of Health

(4 days ago) WEBThe Primary Care Office (PCO) improves access to primary healthcare for medically underserved areas and populations. The office is funded through an annual grant from …

https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/rural-health/primary-care-office

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Food programs, health coverage for Florida children is lacking

(2 days ago) WEB0:04. 24:04. TALLAHASSEE – With schools soon letting out for summer, Florida’s poorest children face a season of shortage – with food programs and health …

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/16/florida-food-programs-health-coverage-poor-children-desantis/73677932007/

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