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WHO Afghanistan Situation Report - January 2019

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SITUATION UPDATE

  • In 2018, more than 800,000 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran and Pakistan. In 2019, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is projecting a return of over 570,000 Afghans from Iran linked to the ongoing challenges there. A minimum of 50,000 returns from Pakistan is also expected, a figure which has already been endorsed by the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The remaining more than 1,000,000 undocumented and citizenship card-holding Afghans may also face deportation from Pakistan. From 1 January 2019 to 30 January 2019, 6,922 individuals fled their homes due to conflict. A total of 14 out of 34 provinces had recorded some level of forced displacement.

  • In January 2019, seven attacks on healthcare were reported resulting in seven injured and three killed healthcare workers.

  • According to the 2019 Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs Overview, 1.9 million people will be in need of emergency health services due to conflict, natural disasters and a lack of basic services.

  • 2019 HRP priorities have now expanded to include restoring livelihoods and rehabilitating trauma victims back into society.

  • Drought response continues in Herat and Badghis to transition to areas of origin in the next few months. WHO has responded to outbreaks of ARI in drought affected IDPSs.