Highlights
The rate of return of Afghan refugees through UNHCR’s organized repatriation is increasing significantly; 7,804 Afghans returned in the first six months of 2016 while almost 82,000 returned in July and August (UNHCR).
WHO-supported trauma care unit (TCU) in the Kunduz Regional Hospital started receiving patients in late July
Insecurity continues to pose challenges for healthcare providers and health centres—41 health facilities were forced to close in Nangarhar, Helmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan. This might affect an estimated 579,380 people in the provinces by depriving them from access to basic health services
Health Cluster requests 7,730,400 USD in the humanitarian Flash Appeal to respond to the needs of an estimated 600,000 documented and undocumented returnees from Pakistan
