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Gates Foundation Launches Afghan Health Initiative

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the launch of a program aimed at eradicating polio and strengthening Afghanistan's primary healthcare system.

Chris Elias, president of the Global Development Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation told an Arabic media outlet that this program will be launched in early 2025. The Gates Foundation, along with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, will provide part of the financial resources needed for Afghanistan's primary healthcare system through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund.

 "With our work on polio eradication, we are actually launching something called the Polio Legacy Challenge with the Islamic Development Bank. Gates Foundation and the governments of Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia will provide some funding through the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund to support the primary healthcare system in Afghanistan,” stated Chris Elias. 

"Foreign countries that assist Afghanistan, and various institutions must ensure that these funds are managed accurately and properly and spent correctly in areas where there is a real need. We should focus not on who provides the light but on benefiting from its brightness,” said Mujtaba Sufi, a doctor.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 14.3 million people in Afghanistan will require healthcare services in the current calendar year, and more than $279 million will be needed to provide these services.

OCHA stated: "Estimates show that in 2025, 14.3 million people will need healthcare services, including 23.2% women, 53% children, and 9.9% people with disabilities, requiring $279.7 million."

Sayed Abdullah Ahmadi, another doctor, said: "The Ministry of Public Health needs to develop its healthcare delivery system and draft effective plans for providing health services. In many cases, foreign aid and healthcare services in Afghanistan have not been distributed equitably across the country."

In 2024, the Ministry of Public Health did not confirm any positive cases of polio in the country. However, the World Health Organization reported that 25 positive cases were recorded in Afghanistan during the same year.

Gates Foundation Launches Afghan Health Initiative

In 2024, the Ministry of Public Health did not confirm any positive cases of polio in the country.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the launch of a program aimed at eradicating polio and strengthening Afghanistan's primary healthcare system.

Chris Elias, president of the Global Development Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation told an Arabic media outlet that this program will be launched in early 2025. The Gates Foundation, along with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, will provide part of the financial resources needed for Afghanistan's primary healthcare system through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund.

 "With our work on polio eradication, we are actually launching something called the Polio Legacy Challenge with the Islamic Development Bank. Gates Foundation and the governments of Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia will provide some funding through the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund to support the primary healthcare system in Afghanistan,” stated Chris Elias. 

"Foreign countries that assist Afghanistan, and various institutions must ensure that these funds are managed accurately and properly and spent correctly in areas where there is a real need. We should focus not on who provides the light but on benefiting from its brightness,” said Mujtaba Sufi, a doctor.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 14.3 million people in Afghanistan will require healthcare services in the current calendar year, and more than $279 million will be needed to provide these services.

OCHA stated: "Estimates show that in 2025, 14.3 million people will need healthcare services, including 23.2% women, 53% children, and 9.9% people with disabilities, requiring $279.7 million."

Sayed Abdullah Ahmadi, another doctor, said: "The Ministry of Public Health needs to develop its healthcare delivery system and draft effective plans for providing health services. In many cases, foreign aid and healthcare services in Afghanistan have not been distributed equitably across the country."

In 2024, the Ministry of Public Health did not confirm any positive cases of polio in the country. However, the World Health Organization reported that 25 positive cases were recorded in Afghanistan during the same year.

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