8am: Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, the representative of WHO in Iran, said on Sunday that four million Afghan refugees in Iran had received the COVID-19 vaccine, Iran’s state news agency reported. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a recent census of the COVID-19 situation in Afghanistan that 40 people have been infected with the virus in the last 24 hours. The statistic was published by the WHO on (Friday, November 5). By the registration of newly infected patients, the total cases of COVID-19
Ariana: Afghanistan’s health officials on Tuesday warned of a possible 4th wave of COVID-19 in the county, adding that treatment possibilities have been minimized recently. The Afghan-Japan hospital in Afghanistan, which was allocated for Coronavirus patients, has received 35 patients from Ghazni and Daikundi provinces recently, said officials. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that since August there has been a drop in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations and that around 1.6 million doses of vaccine could expire if not used quickly. To address this, WHO and partners are boosting testing and supporting the rollout of a vaccination campaign in 16 provinces,
8am: With the rise of the Taliban, the operations of government departments, including the Ministry of Public Health, were disrupted. Before the fall of Kabul, the ministry provided information on the latest details of the Covid-19 on a daily basis, giving the necessary instructions to the people to prevent the outbreak. For more than a
Business Insider: The Afghan healthcare system is on the verge of collapse. To make matters worse, Afghanistan’s acting health minister has told Insider that roughly one-third of all COVID-19 tests carried out on September 7 were positive. The country – which is struggling to get COVID-19 PCR tests – is facing the potential of a
Lisa Schlein VOA News August 21, 2021 GENEVA – The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm about healthcare in Afghanistan, where conflict has left millions of people vulnerable to hunger and illnesses. About one-half of Afghanistan’s population, including more than four million women and nearly 10 million children, need humanitarian assistance. The World Health
Fox News: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is “extremely concerned” over the “evolving security and humanitarian situation” in Afghanistan and called for health workers to be “respected and supported.” On Tuesday, a spokesperson told Reuters that WHO is also concerned about the spread of coronavirus in the region, and how the Taliban rise in power
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 278 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,367 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 17 deaths and 357 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. The Ministry of Public Health stated that the number of COVID-19 cases is descending,
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 235 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,505 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 25 deaths and 557 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. The figures are almost similar to the daily report on Sunday, which was 320