Earthquake in Herat province
12 October 2023 – A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the western region of Afghanistan on 7 October 2023 caused widespread devastation in a country facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Women, children and vulnerable populations are gravely affected by the disaster.
WHO’s Country Office in Kabul and field office in Herat rapidly mobilized resources and extended immediate life-saving support for the affected population. WHO and 19 health partners were on the ground within a few hours of the earthquake, providing healthcare services to the affected populations.
Earthquake in Herat provin...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 12, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Someone Is Inscribing All Of WikiLeaks' Infamous Afghan War Logs On Bitcoin
Someone Is Inscribing All Of WikiLeaks' Infamous Afghan War Logs On Bitcoin Authored by 'NAMCIOS' via BitcoinMagazine.com, What's started with a mysterious inscription on October 7 may end up turning into the latest global protest in support of journalist and activist Julian Assange. As revealed…#namcios #julianassange #bitcoinmagazine #projectspartacus #afghanwardiary #afghanwar #julianassanges #afghanistan #julian #wikileaks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This is Israel's 9/11. Here's how it can learn from America's mistakes
I was there in New York on 9/11 as a first responder myself. I taught a college course on the history of 9/11 to undergraduates who were not yet born on that fateful day. And I have worked in support of 9/11 first responders and survivors ever since. But I believe what Israel has experienced — and…#israel #groundzero #manhattan #hamas #palestinians #taliban #afghanistan #genevaconventions #ukraine #gaza (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RC70 concludes with important decisions and resolutions on priority health issues
12 October 2023, Cairo, Egypt − The 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean concluded today. RC70 took place amid a barrage of emergencies in the Region, including escalating hostilities and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, increasing conflict in northwest Syria and successive earthquakes in Afghanistan. The impact of these events and the health needs of affected populations dominated discussions.
As RC70 drew to a close, the Members of the Regional Committee endorsed the 5-year report on implementing the strategic priorities of “Vision 2023...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 11, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Afghanistan quake leaves most vulnerable – women and girls – in dire situation
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Source: UNFPA News - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Earthquake shakes Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
CHAHAK, Afghanistan — Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. The latest magnitude 6.3 earthquake was about 17 miles outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and 6 miles deep,…#chahak #afghanistan #herat #usgeologicalsurvey #herattorghondi #informationministry #abdulwahidrayan #villagers #taliban #naibrafi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Herat in Afghanistan: USGS
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Orphaned Afghan Cricket Team Aims to Regain Footing at World Cup
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health workforce in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from COVID-19 lessons to action
11 October 2023 – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted once again the importance of health workers in maintaining the health of populations and providing essential health services. It has also resulted in greater recognition of the critical role of the health workforce in delivering essential public health functions and responding to health emergencies.
Countries and territories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – a region with highly diverse and often challenging political, social, economic and demographic contexts – face ongoing health workforce shortages. Although most countries and territories have made signi...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 10, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Member States urged to go all in to end polio during meeting of the Regional Subcommittee for ...
10 October 2023 ‒ The urgency of ending polio was impressed upon Member States at the ninth meeting of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean, held during the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Endemic wild poliovirus is present only in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, in just 2 countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Polio has no cure, and the strategy for its eradication is based on immunizing every child, through multiple high-quality vaccination campaigns.
At the meeting, Member States and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPE...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 10, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
News Wrap: Afghanistan earthquake survivors search through rubble for loved ones
In our news wrap Monday, people across western Afghanistan struggled for a third day to find survivors after a catastrophic earthquake, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy now says he'd serve in that post again if his fellow Republicans want him and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he's ending his…#afghanistan #kevinmccarthy #republicans #robertfkennedyjr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Business community shocked and outraged by attack on Israel
The attack on Israel this weekend sent shockwaves around the world, prompting world leaders to weigh in on the rapidly evolving conflict. Also watching the turmoil were prominent figures in the business community, many of whom shared their insights and reactions. Hedge fund billionaire Bill…#israel #hedge #billackman #crimea #afghanistan #ukraine #hamas #tesla #elonmusk #iran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News Wrap: Desperate search for survivors continues after Afghan earthquakes
In our news wrap Sunday, the death toll in Saturday’s earthquakes that leveled multiple villages in western Afghanistan climbed to nearly 2,500, and U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won two gold medals on the final day of competition at the World Gymnastics Championships two days after winning a record…#afghanistan #simonebiles (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed houses and…#islamabad #afghanistan #omidhaqjoo #herat #taliban #usgeologicalsurvey #israel #palestinians #pakistan #salmabenaissa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Afghan earthquakes kill 2445, Taliban say, as deaths mount
More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years. The Saturday quakes in the west of the country hit 35 km (20 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, with one…#afghanistan #taliban #herat #turkey #syria #janansayeeq #ministryofdisasters #sayeeq #redcrescent #iran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
