Dialysis Shortages in Herat Put Hundreds at Risk Amid Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Closure

Border closure between Afghanistan and Pakistan has triggered critical shortages of dialysis medicine in Herat, putting patients’ lives at immediate risk.

Approximately 800 dialysis treatments are conducted monthly in Herat across ten machines, with at least 150 patients requiring three sessions per month, local doctors report.

Doctors in Herat warn that continued border closures and halted imports from Pakistan have left hospitals running dangerously low on dialysis supplies.