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WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan: Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 – A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at 12:25 pm local time. This is the first shipment of medical supplies to land in Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban authorities. “After days of non-stop […]

Handing (Back) Over the Pen

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dr Ayesha Ahmad

Handing (Back) Over the Pen: Afghan Women’s Experiences of Gender Based Violence (GBV) Violence and trauma refer to experiences, rather than inherent pathological processes, which can cause significant physical and mental health consequences and present ethical challenges for health care professionals and humanitarian actors. Violence against women, or gender based violence, are collective violent acts […]