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Afghanistan's earthquakes are leading to a mental health crisis

calendar_today13 November 2023

Afghanistan's earthquakes are leading to a mental health crisis

Afghanistan's earthquakes are leading to a mental health crisis

Faiza is one of the a psychosocial counsellors working for a UNFPA-supported mobile health team in western Afghanistan. She sees firsthand the devastating impact of the recent earthquakes that hit the region on survivors’ mental health.

Thousands of people have lost their loved ones, homes and livelihoods, with women and girls being most impacted. See how UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is helping women and girls affected by the crisis cope with the trauma they have experienced.

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