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Taliban Awaits Global Assistance to Counter the COVID-19 Threat

19th January, 2022 · admin

8am: Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, people have heard less about the Covid-19 casualties. Upon their arrival in Kabul, Taliban officials announced: “with the rise of the Mujahideen, the coronavirus has been eradicated in the country.” But that does not seem to be the case, and some countries around the world are shocked

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Posted in Health News, Taliban | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan, Taliban government failure |
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Afghanistan unable to detect omicron variant: health ministry

17th January, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Public Health Ministry officials said Monday that Afghanistan’s health sector does not have the medical equipment needed to detect the newly mutated version of the coronavirus and as such, they have no idea how many people are infected with the omicron variant. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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Undocumented Afghan Refugees in Turkey Struggle to Access COVID Treatments, Vaccines

11th January, 2022 · admin

Henry Ridgwell VOA News January 10, 2022 ERZURUM, TURKEY — Undocumented Afghan migrants who fled to Turkey to escape the Taliban say they are unable to get treatment and vaccines for the coronavirus. While officially registered refugees qualify for health care in Turkey, it is believed that thousands of undocumented Afghan migrants are in the country.

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Posted in Health News, Refugees and Migrants, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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The Taliban Simultaneously Fire All Provincial Health Managers

1st January, 2022 · admin

8am: The Taliban government has recently dismissed all public health directors in 34 provinces. The Ministry of Public Health has also nominated new directors affiliated with the Taliban to replace public health directors in the provinces. Meanwhile, some former public health managers told Hasht-e Subh that most of the public health chiefs appointed by the

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Posted in Health News, Taliban | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan, Vaccination |
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Afghanistan Lacks Equipment to Test for Omicron Variant

29th December, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: As the omicron variant is spreading fast across the world and some neighboring countries, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) said that the World Health Organization (WHO) has been asked to provide the omicron’s testing kits for Afghanistan. Reports stated that the omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in Iran and Pakistan, both

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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Two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Afghanistan

24th December, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Two million doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines donated by the US, Austria, and Italy arrived in Afghanistan this week, the UNICEF said in a tweet. “We thank our donors for helping us keep health workers, teachers, and vulnerable groups safe,” UNICEF tweeted. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan, Vaccination |
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People Are More Interested in Getting Covid-19 Vaccine: Officials in Parwan

22nd December, 2021 · admin

8am: The health official claims that the implementation of the corona vaccine in Parwan province with the exception of Kabul has been higher than in other provinces, saying that about 15 percent of people over the age of 18 had been vaccinated in different parts of the province. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan, Parwan, Vaccination |
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US to donate another 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan

15th December, 2021 · admin

Ariana: US Special Representative Thomas West stated in a tweet that the assistance will be provided through COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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Facing Omicron, Afghan Hospitals Request Medical Supplies

14th December, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: Facing the threat of the omicron variant of COVID-19, officials at the Afghan-Japan hospital have raised concerns over the lack of testing kits for the omicron variant at the hospital. According to officials, dozens of COVID-19 patients in critical condition are being treated by the hospital each day, and the hospital is not

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan |
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Beijing Pledges 3M Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine for Afghanistan

8th December, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: China pledged to provide three million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Afghanistan as part of the humanitarian support for the country.  Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in Kabul on Wednesday. While handing over the vaccine to the Afghan health officials in a ceremony, the Chinese Wang Yu said that around 200,000

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Health News | Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Afghanistan, Vaccination |
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