MSF responds after deadly earthquake hits Khost and Paktika in Afghanistan

Following the earthquake that struck Khost and Paktika provinces in Afghanistan on the night time of 21-22 June, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) despatched groups made up of medical and logistical employees to the worst-affected areas. A whole lot of persons are thought to have been killed, over a thousand wounded, and plenty of properties have been destroyed and broken. 

In Bermal, Paktika Province, we’ve got arrange a 24-hour eight-bed clinic the place sufferers are stabilised till they are often referred for additional care. We’re additionally supporting the outpatient actions, and a psychological counsellor has began giving psychological first help to survivors. Surgical employees and a midwife left Khost on Saturday to additional reinforce the group.