Amu: The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than 30,000 Afghans are living with congenital heart defects and of those, about 14,000 patients have so far received treatment, including 2,002 children referred to hospitals inside and outside the country. The organization released the figures in an annual briefing in Kabul on Wednesday. Click here to
Ariana: The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the ongoing transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in southern Afghanistan, warning that the region remains a major hotspot for the virus and poses a threat to global eradication goals. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Health News UNICEF: Badakhshan Records
By Firuza Azizi and Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 29, 2025 Rakhshana stopped going to school as a young girl in Kabul when the Taliban-led government banned education for girls beyond primary school. Then she enrolled at a private center that offered English language classes. But that too was taken away when the
8am: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that years of instability have weakened Afghanistan’s healthcare system, causing diseases like hepatitis B and C to be largely overlooked. On Monday, July 28, 2025, the WHO emphasized the urgent need to remove barriers to care, prevention, and treatment of hepatitis in the country. Many individuals in
Khaama: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued an urgent warning that the recent halt in U.S. financial aid could severely jeopardize maternal health services in Afghanistan. The agency says the move may deprive millions of Afghan women of access to safe childbirth support and could undo years of progress in reducing maternal mortality.
Amu: Taliban have shuttered four key departments at Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar, significantly reducing access to public health services for thousands of patients across southern Afghanistan, according to medical staff and officials familiar with the matter. The closed units include ophthalmology, pediatric surgery, orthopedics and dermatology, sources told Amu. The closures come just days
Khaama: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning about the growing spread of infectious diseases and poor sanitary conditions among Afghan migrants deported from neighboring countries. WHO reports a surge in respiratory infections, diarrhea, skin conditions like scabies, and suspected COVID-19 cases among returnees. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: A public health campaign led by the Polio-Free Afghanistan initiative has called on families returning from Pakistan to vaccinate their children at border crossings, citing an urgent need to prevent new outbreaks of the virus. In a statement posted Monday on the group’s official X account, the campaign urged parents to ensure their children
Khaama: In one month, 310 people in Afghanistan died of infectious diseases including measles, respiratory infections, Crimean-Congo fever, and diarrhea. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 310 people in Afghanistan died from infectious diseases in May. The report highlighted measles, acute respiratory infections, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and severe diarrhea as the primary causes. The
8am: Some residents of Taloqan, the center of Takhar province, have voiced complaints about the lack of effective oversight by the Taliban’s public health directorate over the province’s public hospital. They claim that certain doctors at the Takhar provincial hospital refer patients to private clinics and hospitals for examinations based on personal financial interests, with