Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 122 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,282 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 57,364, the total number of reported deaths is 2,529, and the total number of recoveries is 52,005.
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that over 100,000 Afghans, among them health workers and members of the security forces, have received COVID-19 vaccinations. Health officials said that Afghanistan has so far received over 900,000 doses of the India-made AstraZeneca vaccine. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Unknown gunmen have shot dead three female anti-polio workers in Afghanistan, one of the two countries in the world along with its neighbor Pakistan, where the crippling children’s disease remains endemic. Tuesday’s violence came on the second day of a five-day polio immunization drive, this year’s
Tolo News: The current fiscal year’s first polio vaccination campaign began on Monday, and officials said that Afghanistan ranks nearly at the top globally of reported poliovirus cases in the past nine years, second only to Pakistan. UNICEF officials said that 56 new cases of poliovirus were reported in Afghanistan in 2020. Click here to
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,225 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,868, the total number of reported deaths is 2,451, and the total number of recoveries is 49,402.
Tolo News: At least 8,200 health workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Afghanistan over the last one week, officials said on Sunday, adding that the vaccination is provided in over 600 health centers across the country. “We ask every vaccinated person to visit our center after 28 days,” said Khatira Qaderi, a health worker.
Tolo News: Afghanistan officially launched its coronavirus vaccination program on Tuesday at an event held at the Presidential Palace. President Ashraf Ghani participated, along with officials from the Health Ministry and elsewhere. In this first round, Afghan security force members, journalists and doctors received the vaccine. Click here to read more (external link). Other Health
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 78 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,991 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry stated that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 54,750, the total number of reported deaths is 2,390, and the total number of recoveries is
Ariana: More than 3.5 million children have been deprived of anti-polio vaccinations due to restrictions imposed by the Taliban in several provinces, the Ministry of Public Health claimed Saturday. The Ministry stated that the Taliban’s restrictions on the house-to-house vaccination campaign has increased from three to ten percent of homes in the last three years.
Al Jazeera: Afghanistan has launched a nationwide campaign to administer the polio vaccine to nearly 10 million children under the age of five, the nation’s Public Health Ministry announced. Click here to read more (external link).