Afghanistan ta fuskanci tarararu mai tsanani na cutar cholera, inda aka ruwaito mutuwar akalla mutane 25 daga cutar a shekarar 2024, wanda ya sa ta zama ƙasar da ke da mafi yawan kaso a duniya, a cewar rahoton da Hukumar Lafiya ta Duniya (WHO) ta fitar.
Cutar cholera, wacce ke yaduwa ta hanyar abinci da ruwa marasa tsabta, ta yi sanadiyar ciwon daji na diarrhea, zazzabi, da kuma kashi. Shahabuddin, mahaifin yara huɗu daga lardin Baghlan, ya bayyana yadda ya fuskanci cutar bayan ambaliyar ruwa ta lalata gida sa. Ya ce, “A cikin sa’o 24, na yi laifi har na iya tafiya,” a cewar Radio Azadi.
Masana sun ce, jerin bala’i na kasa, ciki har da ambaliyar ruwa da ta shafar yankuna da dama a arewacin da tsakiyar Afghanistan a bazara, da kuma lalacewar tsarin kiwon lafiya na ƙasar, suna da alhakin karuwar kaso. Sharifullah, wani mazaunin lardin Sar-e Pol, ya ce, “Ba a samun ruwa mai tsabta,” ya ce. “Duk ruwan da ake amfani dashi yana da ƙazanta daga ambaliyar ruwa, amma mutane ba su da hanyar tsabtace shi. Haka kuma yara ke fama da ciwon daji.
A gefe gaba, duniya ta fuskanci sababbin variants na cutar COVID-19, ciki har da Zeta-2024 Variant, wacce aka fara gani a ƙarshen shekarar 2024. Wannan sabon variant ya janyo damuwa saboda ikonta na kaucewa juriya daga kamuwa da cutar a baya.
Manufofin kiwon lafiya a Afghanistan sun lalace sosai bayan kwace madafun iko na Taliban a shekarar 2021, wanda ya sa masu ba da tallafin duniya su daina kudin tallafin. Haka kuma, an rufe da dama daga cibiyoyin kiwon lafiya a cikin shekaru uku da suka gabata, tare da rashin kudin biyan albashi ga likitoci da ma’aikatan jinya. Asibitoci da ke buɗe har yanzu suna fuskanci rashin magunguna.
