Returnees need $10 million for vital health services: WHO

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified a need for $ 10 million to provide essential health services and ensure health care access for a targeted 700 000 Afghan returnees as they re-enter the country, according to a statement.

WHO detailed response plan said about 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to Afghanistan, voluntarily or by force, as a result of the Government of Pakistan’s recent Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan.

This sudden and increased flux of returnees, along with other related factors, posed significant public health concerns, the report said.

In particular, there is a risk of disease outbreaks and transmission of wild poliovirus at various points of entry.

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