Public Well being State of affairs Evaluation – Afghanistan

Overview

In 2025, an estimated 22.9 million individuals in Afghanistan ─ practically half of the nation’s 46 million inhabitants ─ require humanitarian help. As a results of the humanitarian reprioritization course of, 16.8 million individuals have been focused for help, for which $2.42 billion is required.

In 2025, Afghanistan is anticipated to obtain a considerable inflow of returnees, with projections estimating round 1.6 million people arriving from Pakistan and as much as 2 million returnees coming from Iran. More than 836 713 people (92% from Iran) arrived from Iran and Pakistan since 10 April 2025. Despite decided efforts of UN companies and native authorities, and a strong public outpouring of sensible assist to the returnees, the tempo and scale of returns are overwhelming already fragile assist techniques.

Meanwhile, humanitarian operations stay dangerously underfunded. Afghanistan is grappling with important well being challenges marked by a fragile healthcare system and unequal entry to companies, significantly in rural areas. Outbreaks of communicable ailments, maternal and youngster well being points, malnutrition, and non-communicable ailments contribute considerably to mortality and morbidity charges. There is a looming menace of illness outbreaks, together with acute watery diarrhea (AWD),

measles, Polio, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), dengue fever, COVID-19, pertussis, and malaria. Trauma circumstances stay prevalent attributable to explosive ordinance contamination, sporadic explosions, and highway site visitors accidents. Psychosocial misery impacts half the inhabitants, with one in 5 people experiencing impaired every day functioning attributable to traumatic occasions.