In January 2007, the commanding officer of the Health Service Support Unit at Kandahar Air
Field, Afghanistan, shared with me his vision for improving local health care capacity. He …

Afghanistan has suffered through 23 years of conflict and political instability, mass
population displacement, and human rights abuses, as well as 3 years of severe drought …

Each day, some 850 Afghan children die from largely preventable deaths: diarrhea,
tuberculosis, malnutrition, unsafe drinking water. An Afghan woman dies related to childbirth …

After 23 years of war, culminating in several weeks of particularly intense bombing, the
health and health care system of the Afghan people are in tatters. As this issue of the Bulletin …

Assume, for a moment, that you felt compelled to help equip something along the lines of a
10-bed intensive care unit at a hospital located in a war zone, in which your counter …

Health sector development is a critical component of nation-building and a cornerstone of
any exit strategy for US and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The current fragmented …

On October 7, 2023, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck Afghanistan's western
province of Herat, causing massive casualties and significant losses [1]. Initial search and …

T he tragedy of Afghanis-tan is probably unique in the annals of human conflict. Long years
of bitter fighting have caused the death of almost a million people, permanently disabled …

Qatar has always been a key partner and supporter of the World Health Organization, and
has played a vital role in recent months in ensuring successful and timely deliveries of …

Abstract Background The Taliban takeover in August 2021 brought global economic
sanctions, economic collapse, and draconian restrictions on women's freedom of movement …