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Badakhshan farmers lose dozens of livestock in devastating hailstorm

16th May, 2023 · admin

Ariana: Residents of Khash district say a devastating hailstorm hit their area on Sunday night, killing at least 80 sheep. They said 30 other farm animals including cattle disappeared in the storm in Shahran village in the Mazar valley. Click here to read more (external link). Other News from Badakhshan Nearly 700 Positive COVID-19 Cases

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News, Health News | Tags: Badakhshan, Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan, Storms |
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Public Health Ministry to Launch Countrywide Polio Vaccination Campaign

15th May, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health announced that the “polio vaccination campaign” will start in 23 provinces of the country on Monday, May 15. It is planned that some six million children below the age of five will receive polio vaccination through this major campaign, according to the state-run Bakhtar news agency. Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Rabies on the Rise in Zabul: Over 50 People Bitten by Infected Dogs in One Week

14th May, 2023 · admin

8am: Officials of this directorate said on Saturday, May 13, that more than 50 people, including children, have visited health centers in the province during the past week due to being bitten by rabid dogs.  Among those affected by the rabies, seven children are included, two of whom are reported to be in critical condition.

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Rabies, Zabul |
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Afghanistan Reports First Polio Case This Year

13th May, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi May 13, 2023 Afghanistan on May 13 reported its first polio case this year after a 4-year-old child was diagnosed with the crippling disease. Kamal Shah, the head of the communications department of the UNICEF Polio Eradication Program in Afghanistan, told RFE/RL the case was recorded in the Bati-Kot district of the

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Nangarhar, Polio |
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Afghanistan among 10 countries with highest maternal and infant mortality rates

12th May, 2023 · admin

Ariana: Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new report from the United Nations (UN). The report shows that over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Health News | Tags: Mortality Rates |
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TOLO news Findings: 347 People Attempted Suicide in Past Year in Afghanistan

6th May, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: Badakhshan is at the top of the list, with records of 251 suicide attempts. The psychologists believe that many suicide attempts in Afghanistan are due to economic hardships and family violence. Click here to read more (external link). Related Elderly Man Takes His Own Life in Takhar Province

Posted in Economic News, Health News | Tags: Badakhshan, Life under Taliban rule, Mental Health, Suicide, Takhar |
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Afghanistan records significant drop in polio cases: WHO

5th May, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The World Health Organization announced that last year (2022), two children were left disabled due to polio in Afghanistan. This figure is the lowest number of polio cases recorded in Afghanistan. The World Health Organization in a tweet on Thursday said that “with vaccination, polio cases will reach zero and Afghanistan will be free

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio |
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Taliban Exclude Women From ‘Supplementary Exam’ of MoPH

3rd May, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only male students are allowed to participate in the ‘Supplementary Exam’ to pursue their specialized study fields. The announcement comes following the ban of female university students from the Medical Council’s ‘Exit Exams’ prompting massive reactions, and being described as a gender-based discrimination. Click here to

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Posted in Afghan Women, Education, Health News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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Afghanistan: ‘Nothing we can do but watch babies die’

2nd May, 2023 · admin

BBC News: Every day, 167 children die in Afghanistan from preventable diseases, according to the UN children’s fund Unicef – illnesses that could and should be cured with the right medication. It is a staggering number. But it’s an estimate. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Health News | Tags: Taliban government failure |
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Health ministry marks World Malaria Day in Kabul

30th April, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says more than one million cases of malaria were reported in 34 provinces of Afghanistan in 2022. Marking World Malaria Day in Kabul under the title “Time to Deliver Zero Malaria, Invest, Innovate, Implement” Habibullah Akhundzada, deputy minister of public health, said that last year, 90 percent of

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Malaria in Afghanistan |
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