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Half of Helmand population deprived of health services

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Local officials on Wednesday said healthcare services in southern Helmand province were short in supply as only half of the province’s population accessed such facilities.

Addressing a press conference here, provincial public health director, Mawladad Tobagar, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) was providing healthcare services to about a million people in Helmand.

“Helmand has 2.5 million populations and the MoPH provides health services to only 980,000 people, which is not enough,” he said.

Tobagar said a number of . . .

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