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Thousands of Afghan refugees at risk of serious illnesses
Thousands of Afghan refugees who crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan in recent weeks are experiencing alarming levels of serious illnesses that are escalating quickly, including life-threatening and highly contagious acute diarrhoea. Over 3,000 cases of acute respiratory infections and 1,200 cases of diarrhoea in children have been reported at Save the Children health facilities in the past month. This is being driven by families having limited or no access to clean water for drinking and washing, and people being forced to defecate in the open due to a lack of toilets. "The escalating cases of acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea present a major cause for c

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