WHO Seeks $7.9 Million in Aid for Herat Earthquake Victims

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it needs UDS 7.9 million to provide health services to the Herat earthquake victims.

The organisation said that 114,000 people who were affected by the recent earthquake in Herat need life-saving health care.

In a statement on Thursday, WHO stated that over 90 percent of the casualties in the Herat earthquake comprise women, girls, boys, and other vulnerable communities.

According to the organisation, at least 40 health centres in nine districts of Herat have been damaged resulting in disruptions in accessing health services for 58,000 people.

Earlier, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced that a total of USD 93.6 million is needed to deal with the Herat earthquake victims in different sectors.

The World Food Programme had also announced that it needs 19 million dollars for emergency aid to assist tens of thousands of Herat earthquake victims.

The United Nations said that more than 43,000 people were directly affected by the Herat earthquake and more than 3,330 houses were destroyed.