Khaama: Recently, Pakistani media reported multiple cases of polio or infantile paralysis in children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the coming month, both countries will launch a children’s polio vaccination campaign along their shared border. Today, Dawn Pakistan published a report stating that Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio is still
Khaama: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued a warning regarding the high maternal mortality rate in Afghanistan, stating that the country urgently needs 18,000 midwives. The organization has warned that failing to address this urgent need in Afghanistan endangers many lives. Globally, UNFPA estimates that 900,000 skilled (trained) midwives are needed, with the
Ariana: In a proactive move to protect the public, the Ministry of Public Health has announced steps to prevent the potential spread of monkeypox – also known as mpox – within the country. Mawlavi Noor Jalal Jalali, the acting minister, convened a meeting with health officials to discuss plans for containing the monkeypox outbreak that
Ariana: The World Health Organization has reported 11 new cases of polio have been recorded in Afghanistan over the past eight months. According to WHO, 14 cases were recorded in neighboring Pakistan in the same period of time. WHO reported that in the past week, two new cases were confirmed in Helmand and Kandahar provinces
Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health has announced that nearly 2.4 million children under the age of five are expected to receive the polio vaccination during a four-day campaign commenced Saturday in five provinces of Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: With the end of World Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that out of 28,228 children suffering from malnutrition in the past seven months, more than 10,000 of them were under the age of six months. Mohammad Amin Amin, a representative of UNICEF, said: “28,228 children have been
8am: Badakhshan residents report that the shutdown of these health centers will deprive thousands of women and children in the Baharak district’s Dasht-e Farakh area, Argo district’s Dahan-e Aab area, Warduj district’s Khosrow area, Yaftal district’s Daneshabad area, and the Battash and Miyan-e Dasht areas of Fayzabad City from essential health services, leading to significant
Tolo News: Basiroddin Maroof, chief physician at Bamyan Provincial Hospital, said: “This summer, we had 5,432 diarrhea patients, most of whom came from the center, districts of Bamyan, and neighboring provinces.” Excessive heat, lack of hygiene, transmission of viruses, and poverty are said to be the main causes of the diarrhea outbreak. Click here to
Ariana: In 2010, the World Health Organization named the 28th of July as the World Anti-Jaundice Day. This organization stated that the purpose of naming this day is to fight black jaundice disease and control it. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that from January to July 20 of this year, nearly 40,000 suspected cases of measles, particularly among women and children, have been recorded across Afghanistan. On Wednesday, July 24, the WHO released a report stating that among the 39,826 suspected measles cases, 170 deaths related to the