INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan& rsquo; s health ministry said Tuesday it is expanding health services at Torkham in Nangarhar to handle the growing number of
returning refugees from Pakistan.According to a statement issued by the ministry, a coordination meeting was recently held to talk about the
expansion of health services.The conference was chaired by Mawlawi Aminullah Sharif, Director of Public Health in Nangarhar Province, and
attended by agents from various organizations consisting of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other partners.The conference
focused on enhancing emergency situation preparedness and response, enhancing health care assistance for returnees, and resolving existing
operational challenges, the statement read.Officials highlighted the immediate requirement to enhance health service shipment in action to
the growing number of returning citizens.As a crucial result, individuals accepted increase the number of health facilities and medical
This decision aims to make sure timely access to healthcare for all returnees and to much better handle the health-related pressures brought
on by the continuous influx.Tens of countless Afghans are dealing with alarming conditions in makeshift camps after crossing the border from
Pakistan, an Islamic Relief assessment team reported on Monday.& ldquo; Many are arriving in Afghanistan with no shelter, food, cash or
water, and families informed us they had to leave all their belongings -- consisting of animals and household utensils -- behind as they can
not pay for to bring them, & rdquo; Islamic Relief stated in the report.Ramin Sadat from Islamic Relief became part of an evaluation group
at the Torkham border crossing in eastern Afghanistan
He stated this new age of returning refugees & ldquo; is unlike anything I& rsquo; ve seen before
Individuals arrive in droves, covered in dust, crammed onto trucks, and facing a barren border with no standard services in sight
The first thing that greets them is a harsh, windy storm swirling with dust.& rdquo; Tens of thousands of households are anticipated to show
up in the coming days and months, in the wake of the Pakistan government& rsquo; s announcement that all undocumented individuals and
holders of Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) should leave the country by 31 March 2025 or face deportation.Since 1 April a minimum of 44,900 people
have returned, with around 58% of them children, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
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