Geneva (UNA-OIC) – With medical stocks dwindling in Afghanistan, and insecurity at the Kabul airport, following Thursday’s terrorist attack, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to examine ways to deliver much-needed supplies to the country, a senior official told reporters in Geneva.
“We have only a few days of supplies left and we’re exploring all options to bring more medicines into the country,” said Dr. Richard Brennan, Regional Emergency Director with the WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), speaking on Friday during the bi-weekly briefing by UN agencies.
Pakistan is supporting efforts to fly in humanitarian supplies, and most likely through the airport in the Afghan northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, he said, with the first flight hopefully leaving in the coming days.
The World Food Program (WFP) is also establishing a “humanitarian air bridge” from Islamabad, with flights also expected to take off soon, according to UN News.
