Afghanistan Crisis – Health and Psychosocial Support – Aga Khan Foundation Canada - 2024

October 2024 – Afghanistan continues to experience deteriorating humanitarian conditions with high levels of need cutting across all provinces and sectors. In 2024 an estimated 23.7 million people require humanitarian assistance due to the impacts of many years of conflict chronic food insecurity displacement broad economic crisis and climatic events. With GAC’s support Aga Khan Foundation Canada helps provide lifesaving humanitarian health nutrition and psychosocial support in Afghanistan. Project activities include: (1) providing essential medicines and medical supplies; (2) conducting training sessions on maternal and newborn health; (3) providing nutrition services; and (4) conducting community information-sharing session to promote the utilization of these essential services.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased access to lifesaving and gender-responsive humanitarian health and nutrition services; (2) increased access to emergency health and psychosocial services; and (3) enhanced capacity of communities to respond to emergencies and utilize available services. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.