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Afghanistan: WHO Afghanistan Monthly Programme Update: December 2015

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Source: World Health Organization
Country: Afghanistan

KEY UPDATES:

  • A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on 25 December 2015 - 15 people were injured, 91 homes damaged and six homes destroyed in the earthquake that affected 680 people in 22 districts 

  • Multiple disease outbreaks during December: four measles, two Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), two scabies and one pertussis outbreak reported 

  • Continuing measles outbreaks after the July/August national measles vaccination campaign poses a concern for public health in Afghanistan 

  • Pneumonia cases exceeded the national average of week 51 and 52  An estimated 200,000 people have been displaced by the end of 2015, a 64% increase from 2014


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