Kabul [Afghanistan], October 19 (ANI): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) has announced the formation of family health houses in the earthquake-ravaged Paktika province of southeastern Afghanistan.
The humanitarian body has announced the establishment of 18 new "family health houses" in the quake-ravaged province, Khaama Press reported.

"We are scaling up our services for women, girls & children in #Afghanistan . In #Paktika province, we just opened 18 new Family Health Houses to provide life-saving reproductive, maternal, newborn & child health services to underserved communities 24/7," the UNFPA's representative in Afghanistan, Dr Aleksandar S. Bodiroza tweeted on Tuesday.

In addition to providing "life-saving" maternal, reproductive, and newborn services, these centres will aid pregnant women 24/7, Bodiroza said.

Meanwhile, according to a report from the World Food Program (WFP) the earthquake destroyed around 2,100 houses in the Paktika province districts of Gayan and Barmal, as well as the Khost district of Spera, Khaama Press reported.