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Afghanistan

15 March 2012

Putting women at the centre of community health programmes

Afghanistan is one of the world’s least developed countries. According to the World Health Organization, 70 per cent of the population ‘lives in extreme poverty and health vulnerability’ and maternal mortality is the highest in the world.
Keeping 2,000 families warm through the coldest winter for 15 years
25 February 2012

Keeping 2,000 families warm through the coldest winter for 15 years

Over the last couple of weeks, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has helped ...
Communities prepare to halt future outbreaks on Cholera
6 July 2011

Communities prepare to halt future outbreaks on Cholera

Afghanistan has experienced almost three decades of war and internal conflict, which has seriously affected the country’s infrastructure and health system.
Afghan health programme under threat
9 December 2010

Afghan health programme under threat

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's face was wreathed with smiles today as he accepted a garland of flowers from the secretary general of the Indian Red Cross, Dr.
Afghanistan: Earthquake survivors endure hardship in the mountains
26 April 2010

Afghanistan: Earthquake survivors endure hardship in the mountains

An eight-hour drive south from Mazar-e-Sharif, the road winds through steep narrow valleys to the mountain-top villages of Shabashak Bala and Shabashak Paen in ...
23 April 2009

Afghanistan: Flash floods cause chaos in Herat

Flash floods from heavy rains between late March and early April resulted in far-reaching devastation in the western province of Herat, which is usually weighed down ...
Afghanistan: Youth peer education brings success
16 December 2008

Afghanistan: Youth peer education brings success

The Afghan Red Crescent Society has reached nearly 80,000 young people with awareness-raising programmes in high schools in Kabul, Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif.
Drought wreaks havoc in northern Afghanistan
29 July 2008

Drought wreaks havoc in northern Afghanistan

A harsh winter followed by a hot and dry spring season has multiplied the challenges and hardships of villagers in north Afghanistan.
15 February 2008

Afghanistan Red Crescent receives awards for community service

The president of the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), Mrs Fatima Gailani, and the organization’s secretary general, Mr Abdul Ghani Kazimi, were recently ...
Afghanistan: digging in to survive the cold
13 February 2008

Afghanistan: digging in to survive the cold

In Afghanistan, the Red Cross Red Crescent is supporting thousands of people affected by the recent, ferocious cold snap.
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