Pakistan, March 17 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 80% of its supported health services in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to funding shortages. Already, 167 healthcare facilities have closed, and without urgent financial support, over 220 more could shut down, leaving 1.8 million Afghans without medical care. WHO's Afghanistan chief, Edwin Ceniza Salvador, called it a humanitarian emergency that threatens years of progress in the country's healthcare system.

WHO linked the financial crisis to shifting global aid priorities, particularly after the U.S. withdrew funding following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the . This loss has also put the global measles surveillance network at risk, pre...