Afghanistan has been suffering from a severe food crisis since the Taliban took back control and in order to combat the situation, some citizens have come up with disturbing and sometimes even dangerous measures. BBC reported that many Afghan families are sedating their children so that they do not feel hungry and some have even sold their organs and daughters to survive.

The accession of the new Taliban government was followed by a massive economic crisis and although foreign aid did help to cope with the multiple earthquakes, it was not enough to improve the situation. &nbsp;

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The United Nations have called the situation in Afghanistan a “humanitarian catastrophe” and according to BBC, there is a huge number of people in the country at present who do not even earn $1 a day.&nbsp;

The global community has been extremely critical of the harsh regulations that the Taliban has imposed on women and without foreign funds, the economy has seen a collapse unlike any in the nation’s history. As a result, despite knowing its side effects, sedatives have become popular in several areas.&nbsp;

"Our children keep crying, and they don't sleep. We have no food," Abdul Wahab told BBC.&nbsp;

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"So we go to the pharmacy, get tablets and give them to our children so that they feel drowsy."&nbsp;

The illegal organ trade has already gained popularity with people looking to make quick money. A source told BBC that he was paid 270,000 Afghanis ($3,100) for one of his kidneys around three months ago.&nbsp;

"If we eat one night, we don't the next. After selling my kidney, I feel like I'm half a person. I feel hopeless. If life continues like this, I feel I might die," he said in the report.&nbsp;

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Afghanistan has been suffering from a severe food crisis since the Taliban took back control and in order to combat the situation, some citizens have come up with disturbing and sometimes even dangerous measures.

Afghanistan has been suffering from a severe food crisis since the Taliban took back control and in order to combat the situation, some citizens have come up with disturbing and sometimes even dangerous measures. BBC reported that many Afghan families are sedating their children so that they do not feel hungry and some have even sold their organs and daughters to survive. The accession of the new Taliban government was followed by a massive economic crisis and although foreign aid did help to cope with the multiple earthquakes, it was not enough to improve the situation. Also read | Who is Lt Gen Asim Munir and why his appointment as next Pak army chief has rattled Imran Khan? The United Nations have called the situation in Afghanistan a “humanitarian catastrophe” and according to BBC, there is a huge number of people in the country at present who do not even earn $1 a day. The global community has been extremely critical of the harsh regulations that the Taliban has imposed on women and without foreign funds, the economy has seen a collapse unlike any in the nation’s history. As a result, despite knowing its side effects, sedatives have become popular in several areas. "Our children keep crying, and they don't sleep. We have no food," Abdul Wahab told BBC. Also read | China locks down Zhengzhou after iPhone plant protest, Foxconn apologises over hiring "So we go to the pharmacy, get tablets and give them to our children so that they feel drowsy." The illegal organ trade has already gained popularity with people looking to make quick money. A source told BBC that he was paid 270,000 Afghanis ($3,100) for one of his kidneys around three months ago. "If we eat one night, we don't the next. After selling my kidney, I feel like I'm half a person. I feel hopeless. If life continues like this, I feel I might die," he said in the report.

From selling organs to sedating kids: How Afghanistan is ravaged by economic crisis

The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus">coronavirus </a>crisis in Brazil is not seeming to end, and now reports are coming in from the country suggesting that many hospitals are running out of sedatives.&nbsp;

News agency Associated Press reported that several reports are coming to the fore saying medical professionals are being forced to intubate patients without the use of sedatives.&nbsp;

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For the unversed, intubation is a process in which a ventilator helps a patient to inhale oxygen when the body struggles to breathe on its own.&nbsp;

A doctor at the Albert Schweitzer municipal hospital said health workers diluted sedatives for days to increase the stock.&nbsp;

However, when they ran out of it, doctors and nurses started using neuromuscular blockers and tying patients to their beds, the doctor added.&nbsp;

"You relax the muscles and do the procedure easily, but we don’t have sedation," the doctor said.&nbsp;

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&nbsp;"Some try to talk, resist. They’re conscious."

Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have both raised concerns over the lack of sedatives, with Sao Paulo's Health Secretary saying the city's ability to nurse severe Covid-19 patients is on the brink of collapse.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said the country is engaging with Spain and other nations to get emergency drugs.&nbsp;

He added that hospitals were also struggling to get enough oxygen.

 
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The coronavirus crisis in Brazil is not seeming to end, and now reports are coming in from the country suggesting that many hospitals are running out of sedatives.

The coronavirus crisis in Brazil is not seeming to end, and now reports are coming in from the country suggesting that many hospitals are running out of sedatives. News agency Associated Press reported that several reports are coming to the fore saying medical professionals are being forced to intubate patients without the use of sedatives. Watch | For the unversed, intubation is a process in which a ventilator helps a patient to inhale oxygen when the body struggles to breathe on its own. A doctor at the Albert Schweitzer municipal hospital said health workers diluted sedatives for days to increase the stock. However, when they ran out of it, doctors and nurses started using neuromuscular blockers and tying patients to their beds, the doctor added. "You relax the muscles and do the procedure easily, but we don’t have sedation," the doctor said. Also read | Brazil investigates reports of vaccines being exchanged for illegal gold "Some try to talk, resist. They’re conscious." Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have both raised concerns over the lack of sedatives, with Sao Paulo's Health Secretary saying the city's ability to nurse severe Covid-19 patients is on the brink of collapse. Meanwhile, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said the country is engaging with Spain and other nations to get emergency drugs. He added that hospitals were also struggling to get enough oxygen.

Patients tied to beds in Brazil as country runs out of sedatives: Reports

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