The New York Times: Polio was eradicated before 2000 in Western countries, but it is still a critical issue for Afghanistan, said Destagir Nazari, of the Ministry of Health. “The world is trying to eradicate the virus completely,” he said. “It is an international responsibility for Afghanistan to eradicate it, and we try our best to
1TV: Twelve infants have died in a hospital in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Panjshir province due to lack of oxygen, police said Monday. Mohammad Ishaq Tamkin, the provincial police chief, told 1TV that that the incident happened in Anaba district. Click here to read more (external link). Related and other Health News Mysterious Outbreak Kills 12 Newborns In
Afghanistan Times: Parwan provincial health director Dr. Khalil Musadiq said that this center was established to avoid spreading of HIV and hepatitis to addicted people and reduce mortality among drug user in the province. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Thirty percent of Afghan girls cannot afford to continue pursuing education due to early marriages and menstruation period, the Minister of Public Health said Tuesday. “Menstruation period causes 30 percent of girls to leave attending schools, 12 percent of the girls don’t have access to health care services, and seven percent of the girls are
Ariana: According to an assessment of the Public Health Ministry (MoPH), due to conflict, poverty and unemployment about half of the Afghan citizens suffer from mental illness. About 12,666 people including children aged 4 to 15 have been interviewed in the research and it took two years to get completed. According to the research, most of the
Lisa Schlein VOA News October 24, 2018 GENEVA — As another World Polio Day comes around, the World Health Organization reports three polio endemic countries— Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria — hold the key to the global eradication of this crippling disease. About one-half million children were becoming paralyzed by polio every year when the World Health
وزارت مبارزه با مواد مخدر افغانستان میگوید که در کابل شمار معتادان بی سرپناه افزایش یافته و بیشتر آنان کسانی اند که از ایران برگشته اند. همزمان با این، در ادامه کمپـاین جمع آوری معتادان، امروز مسوولان وزارت مبارزه با مواد مخدر، بیش از سه صد معتاد را از ناحیه هشتم شهر کابل جمع آوری
Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) confirms that the Taliban and their families get benefit of the government’s healthcare services in some provinces.The Minister of Public Heath Feruzuddin Feruz on Friday said that they are providing healthcare services with no differentiation. “The Taliban are against the government, not their families, that is why health
Khushal Zaland VOA News September 30, 2018 Afghan provincial health officials are accusing the country’s insurgents of interfering in their work to vaccinate children against the virus of polio in the country’s western Farah province. Abdul Jabar Shayeq, head of Farhah’s provincial health department, voiced concerns that Taliban are obstructing the vaccination efforts in certain
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has registered 52,000 cardiac patients in government-owned health facilities in the country in a year while the number of those suffering heart disease is on the rise, officials from MoPH said on Saturday. Almost 50 percent of cardiac disease patients die due to lack of medical facilities, medical equipment and