Nurse Zahra checks a child’s blood pressure at the Emergency Surgical Centre for War Victims in Helmand supported by WHO and ECHO. WHO/G.ElhamKey updates
- A major explosion in Kabul on 31 May killed at least 150 people and injured hundreds.
- The deteriorated security situation resulted in the closure of more health facilities in the Southern and Eastern regions—15 health facilities reported being either closed or only partially open.
- 61 disease outbreaks were reported in May — 40% of outbreaks were attributed to measles and 25% to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
- The National Disease Surveillance and Response system confirmed 65 cases of rabies in May — the outbreak was investigated and responded to by the Emergency Preparedness and Response team in Laghman Province.
Emergency and Humanitarian Action, May 2017 [pdf 1.09Mb]
