Kabul: ARCS and Norwegian Red Cross Emphasize Strengthening Health and Humanitarian Services
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Sheikh-ul-Hadith Shahabuddin Delawar, General President of the ARCS, met with Kjersti Dale, Deputy Head of the Humanitarian Assistance Section of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Dr. Iftikhar, Head of the Norwegian Red Cross in Afghanistan, and their accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, both sides discussed expanding and strengthening humanitarian and health services, particularly providing services to vulnerable families, returnees and people affected by disasters.
Sheikh-ul-Hadith Delawar provided an overview of the ARCS’s health services, noting that its mental health care and treatment centers, central and cardiac hospitals, fixed clinics and mobile health teams provide free services to thousands of people across the country every day. He also discussed the agreement with Friedensdorf International (Peace Village International) to provide treatment for patients with severe burns and bone infections. He said that 153 sick children are currently receiving treatment in Germany, while another 46 children have recently returned to the country after completing their treatment.
The General President thanked the Norwegian Red Cross for its support in the health sector and emphasized the important role of humanitarian organizations in assisting vulnerable and affected families.
The Deputy Head of the Humanitarian Assistance Section of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation praised the ARCS’s humanitarian activities. She said that her organization cooperates with Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies, the IFRC and the ICRC in delivering humanitarian services, and that Afghanistan is one of the important areas of this cooperation. She pledged to continue supporting the ARCS in providing health services.
At the conclusion of the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to continued cooperation and support to further strengthen humanitarian and health services and assist people in need.
