Mohamed Ag Ayoya

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Afghanistan's political crisis in August, 2021 triggered economic turmoil and a humanitarian emergency. Widespread hunger threatens the lives of children. 1 Afghanistan's health crisis deepens under the Taliban. Media stories relay the dire situation of some medical facilities—mostly hospitals in Kabul and other urban centres—without funds for staff salaries or medicine. However, although there are real challenges, the resilience exhibited by the health system has been largely overlooked.

PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW AND ANALYSIS Open Access Global Health: Science and Practice 10(3):e2100660; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00660 Key Findings Undernutrition and high under-5 mortality persist in South Sudan, with very low dietary intake of vitamin A and a high rate of infection considered to be the primary causes of vitamin A deficiency among young children.