After the earthquake and aftershocks that struck Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangahar between 31 August and 4 September, around half a million people are in need of urgent health assistance according to the UN.
MSF is providing medical support in Patang camp, Kunar province, where around 1,000 affected families are being relocated. Medical teams are carrying out outpatient consultations including wound dressing, outbreak prevention, routine vaccination, women’s health and mental health.
We treated patients while our teams continued building the clinic, mostly for fever and wound care. In the camp the weather is very hot, and you can see hundreds of tents, with people who keep coming in, we do our best to provide support
Ghausuddin Sabir, MSF emergency nurse
Affected communities are still traumatised, processing the loss of their homes and loved ones, and in need of basic items such as clothes, hygiene kits and shelter. They need protection, especially children, some of whom lost their entire families.
