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9,568 immolation cases
recorded by MoPH
KABUL: Almost 9,568 immolation cases have been recorded with 93
immolation patients died in last five months, acting Minister of Public Health
Dr. Suraya Dalil claimed on Tuesday here in Kabul.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of anti-immolation campaign, Dr.
Suraya elaborated that her ministry has recorded 9,568 immolation cases in
three various Burns and Plastic Surgery Hospitals in last five months in
which 93 immolation patients had succumbed to death.
She added that out of the mentioned number, around 8,500 victims were
treated in various hospitals in Esteqlal and Indhira Gandhi hospitals in Kabul
while 900 others were admitted in Herat.
Dalil reiterated that most of immolation cases registered was between the
age of 14 children and women while the death rate increased in five
months in compared to past years. She also pointed out that the main
cause of immolation is the low quality of fuel, self immolation, electricity
and gunpowder.
Dalil also hinted that the shortage of burn and plastic surgery hospitals and
medical personnel are the main reasons which consequently result in
patients facing multifarious problems. Most of the patients are referred to
the center or northern Herat province Hospitals for treatment. She vowed
that her Ministry will try its best to construct more burns and plastic
surgery hospitals in various provinces.
Dr. Dalil also directed Ministry of Education, Women, Hajj & Religious Affairs
and general public to educate themselves and others on symptoms, causes
and precautionary measures of immolation.
In inauguration ceremony, Director of Esteqlal Hospital Dr. Mohammad Ali
Eshaan stated that due to the shortage of medical personnel, over 22,000
immolated patients have been treated in 50-bed burns ward of Esteqlal
hospital since 2009 here in Kabul.
It is worth mentioning that 24,092 immolation cases were reported so far
with 234 death cases alone recorded last year in Afghanistan.
9,568 immolation cases recorded by MoPH
Self-immolation is also sadly on the rise among women.
Afghans launch
self-immolation campaign
Many Afghan women try to commit suicide after domestic violence
The Afghan government has launched a national media campaign to
address the growing problem of self-immolation.
Most people who set fire to themselves, on purpose or by accident, are
women.
Many try to commit suicide because they are victims of domestic violence
and other forms of abuse.
Until recently, most cases were clustered in the western Herat province,
near the border with Iran, where it has been described as a more common
means of committing suicide.
Typical cases involve young women who are badly burned by household
fuel or cooking oil.
Many suffer terrible scarring and in some cases the injuries are fatal.
Families are often ashamed if a woman in their household tries to kill
herself, especially if it is because of domestic abuse.
So it is often hard to know which cases are genuine accidents and which
are suicides.
But it does seem clear that the number of cases has been increasing - and
this has now become not a regional but a national issue.
"During the last year, 22,000 cases of burns were recorded in the hospitals
and received treatment," said Dr Suray Dalil, Afghanistan's acting health
minister.
"Among them, around 2,000 cases were admitted to the hospital as
in-patients."
Naming several top hospitals in Kabul and Herat, she said 234 people had
died of burns there last year.
There has been little sign of a reduction in cases this year.
"In the first five months of the current year, 850 patients have been
treated in hospital," she said.
Dr Arif Jalali, head of the burns centre in Herat, has already seen more
than 50 self-immolation cases so far this year, of which three patients
were men and all the others were women.
The Afghan government's new campaign addresses a range of issues -
including safety in the kitchen - which may help to prevent genuine
accidents.
It also emphasises the horrific injuries caused by extensive burn injuries,
and looks too at issues of domestic violence and abuse that seem to
prompt many attempted suicides through self-immolation.
BBC News - Afghans launch self-immolation campaign
Afghanistan Online: Self-immolation (Sept. 9, 2008)
Some Afghan women resort to self-immolation | The Upshot - Yahoo! News (Nov. 8, 2008)
RAWA.org: Suicides Among Afghan Women on the Rise (Photos of Some Victims) (gallery)
Afghanistan: Self-Immolation By Women In Herat Continues At Alarming Rate (Feb. 4, 2005)
An Afghan woman commits self-immolation in Herat « RAWA News (March 17 2009)
RAWA.ORG: Self-Immolations on Rise in Afghanistan (Nov. 18, 2002)
RAWA.org: Self-Immolation Of Women On The Rise In Western Provinces (March 1, 2004)
Many more sources.
9,568 immolation cases
recorded by MoPH
KABUL: Almost 9,568 immolation cases have been recorded with 93
immolation patients died in last five months, acting Minister of Public Health
Dr. Suraya Dalil claimed on Tuesday here in Kabul.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of anti-immolation campaign, Dr.
Suraya elaborated that her ministry has recorded 9,568 immolation cases in
three various Burns and Plastic Surgery Hospitals in last five months in
which 93 immolation patients had succumbed to death.
She added that out of the mentioned number, around 8,500 victims were
treated in various hospitals in Esteqlal and Indhira Gandhi hospitals in Kabul
while 900 others were admitted in Herat.
Dalil reiterated that most of immolation cases registered was between the
age of 14 children and women while the death rate increased in five
months in compared to past years. She also pointed out that the main
cause of immolation is the low quality of fuel, self immolation, electricity
and gunpowder.
Dalil also hinted that the shortage of burn and plastic surgery hospitals and
medical personnel are the main reasons which consequently result in
patients facing multifarious problems. Most of the patients are referred to
the center or northern Herat province Hospitals for treatment. She vowed
that her Ministry will try its best to construct more burns and plastic
surgery hospitals in various provinces.
Dr. Dalil also directed Ministry of Education, Women, Hajj & Religious Affairs
and general public to educate themselves and others on symptoms, causes
and precautionary measures of immolation.
In inauguration ceremony, Director of Esteqlal Hospital Dr. Mohammad Ali
Eshaan stated that due to the shortage of medical personnel, over 22,000
immolated patients have been treated in 50-bed burns ward of Esteqlal
hospital since 2009 here in Kabul.
It is worth mentioning that 24,092 immolation cases were reported so far
with 234 death cases alone recorded last year in Afghanistan.
9,568 immolation cases recorded by MoPH
Self-immolation is also sadly on the rise among women.
Afghans launch
self-immolation campaign
Many Afghan women try to commit suicide after domestic violence
The Afghan government has launched a national media campaign to
address the growing problem of self-immolation.
Most people who set fire to themselves, on purpose or by accident, are
women.
Many try to commit suicide because they are victims of domestic violence
and other forms of abuse.
Until recently, most cases were clustered in the western Herat province,
near the border with Iran, where it has been described as a more common
means of committing suicide.
Typical cases involve young women who are badly burned by household
fuel or cooking oil.
Many suffer terrible scarring and in some cases the injuries are fatal.
Families are often ashamed if a woman in their household tries to kill
herself, especially if it is because of domestic abuse.
So it is often hard to know which cases are genuine accidents and which
are suicides.
But it does seem clear that the number of cases has been increasing - and
this has now become not a regional but a national issue.
"During the last year, 22,000 cases of burns were recorded in the hospitals
and received treatment," said Dr Suray Dalil, Afghanistan's acting health
minister.
"Among them, around 2,000 cases were admitted to the hospital as
in-patients."
Naming several top hospitals in Kabul and Herat, she said 234 people had
died of burns there last year.
There has been little sign of a reduction in cases this year.
"In the first five months of the current year, 850 patients have been
treated in hospital," she said.
Dr Arif Jalali, head of the burns centre in Herat, has already seen more
than 50 self-immolation cases so far this year, of which three patients
were men and all the others were women.
The Afghan government's new campaign addresses a range of issues -
including safety in the kitchen - which may help to prevent genuine
accidents.
It also emphasises the horrific injuries caused by extensive burn injuries,
and looks too at issues of domestic violence and abuse that seem to
prompt many attempted suicides through self-immolation.
BBC News - Afghans launch self-immolation campaign
Afghanistan Online: Self-immolation (Sept. 9, 2008)
Some Afghan women resort to self-immolation | The Upshot - Yahoo! News (Nov. 8, 2008)
RAWA.org: Suicides Among Afghan Women on the Rise (Photos of Some Victims) (gallery)
Afghanistan: Self-Immolation By Women In Herat Continues At Alarming Rate (Feb. 4, 2005)
An Afghan woman commits self-immolation in Herat « RAWA News (March 17 2009)
RAWA.ORG: Self-Immolations on Rise in Afghanistan (Nov. 18, 2002)
RAWA.org: Self-Immolation Of Women On The Rise In Western Provinces (March 1, 2004)
Many more sources.