Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalised with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organisation's emergency response in the country said on Monday.



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WHO: Most of quake victims in Afghanistan are women, children

Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization's emergency response in the country said on Monday. The Taliban administration said at least 2,400 people were killed and over 2,000 injured in Saturday's quakes which were among the world's deadliest this year, after temblors in Turkey and Syria in which an estimated …

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Two-Thirds Casualties In Recent Afghan Earthquakes Are Women, Children: WHO

Afghanistan Earthquake: The Taliban administration said at least 2,400 people were killed and over 2,000 injured in Saturday's quakes.

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Most casualties in Afghanistan earthquakes are women, children: WHO

KABUL (Reuters) -     Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization's emergency response in the country said on Monday. Read full story

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Most casualties in recent Afghan earthquakes are women, children -WHO

Two-thirds of those with severe injuries following the latest devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan are children and women, WHO’s Dr Alaa AbouZeid said.

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Children, women are main victims of Afghan quakes

Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization's emergency response in the country said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (Oct 9) that most of the victims of Afghanistan earthquake were women and children. The agency said that women and children make for two-thirds of the victims. According to the Taliban regime, at least 2400 people were killed and over 2000 were injured when earthquake hit the country on Saturday (Oct 7). The Afghanistan earthquake was one of the deadliest this year.

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KABUL, Oct 9 —Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalised with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organisation’s emergency response in the country said on Monday. The Taliban administration said at least 2,400 people were killed and over 2,000 injured in Saturday’s quakes which were among the world’s deadliest this year, after temblors in Turkey and Syria in which…

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WHO: Most casualties in recent Afghan earthquakes are women, children

Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalised with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organisation's emergency response in the country said on Monday.

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Majority of Afghanistan earthquake victims are women and children, WHO says

After the devastating series of earthquakes in Afghanistan, the search for survivors continues — hope for rescue is dwindling by the hour. It is still unclear how many people died in the earthquakes. Women and children made up the majority of victims in hospitals, said the World Health Organization (WHO) head of emergency aid in Afghanistan, Alaa AbouzeID.

Nach der verheerenden Erdbebenserie in Afghanistan geht die Suche nach Überlebenden weiter – die Hoffnung auf Rettung schwindet stündlich. Wie viele Menschen bei den Beben ums Leben gekommen sind, ist nach wie vor unklar. In den Spitälern machten Frauen und Kinder das Gros der Opfer aus, sagte nun der Leiter der Nothilfe der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) in Afghanistan, Alaa AbouZeid.

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Earthquakes in Afghanistan: Most victims are women and children, according to WHO

Women and children accounted for two-thirds of the victims of last Saturday's earthquake in Afghanistan hospitalized with serious injuries, the World Health Organization's emergency response official said Monday.

Femeile şi copiii reprezintă două treimi dintre victimele seismelor de sâmbăta trecută din Afganistan spitalizate cu răni grave, a precizat luni responsabilul pentru răspunsul în situaţii de urgenţă al Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii (OMS) în această ţară.

Majority of Afghanistan earthquake victims are women and children, WHO says

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