Khaama: Health officials in Afghanistan say at least 286 new HIV infections have been recorded across the country since March 2025, warning that the number of cases has risen significantly compared with previous years and that many infections remain undiagnosed. Officials at the Afghan-Japan Hospital in Kabul, one of Afghanistan’s main centers for HIV diagnosis
Khaama: Afghanistan’s Health Ministry says 300 new HIV cases have been recorded this year, heightening concern among health officials and aid agencies as the country marks World AIDS Day. Officials cite low public awareness and limited access to diagnostic and treatment centres as key drivers of the rise, noting that many patients remain unaware of
Khaama: The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan announced that 200 new cases of HIV/AIDS have been identified in the country this year, and currently, 1,400 individuals infected with the virus are receiving treatment. Meanwhile, the BBC World Service has categorized Afghanistan among the countries that have seen an increase in HIV/AIDS cases in recent
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 10, 2024 ISLAMABAD — A senior representative of Afghanistan’s Taliban government told a Pakistan-hosted international health conference Wednesday that his country had recorded an increase in mosquito-borne malaria and dengue fever cases, but infections caused by highly contagious poliovirus declined significantly. Only 12 children around the world were paralyzed by wild
Khaama: According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, currently, approximately 12,000 people in the country are afflicted with the “HIV” disease. On Monday, the Ministry stated during a session in observance of World AIDS Day that, based on World Health Organization statistics, 1.0 per cent of the population in Afghanistan
Ariana: Officials of the health ministry said that more than 3,000 people in the country are infected with HIV/AIDS, 75% of whom are men and 25% women, including a small number of children under the age of fifteen. According to MoPH, out of 12,000 suspected infections, 3,000 of them have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Click
1TV: A total of 150 new cases of HIV were registered over the past nine months in Afghanistan, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. Data with the Ministry of Public Health shows that 3,033 people have been infected with HIV since 1989. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Approximately 7,200 people in Afghanistan are estimated to be HIV positive, according to numbers by the World Health Organization (WHO), published on Sunday to mark World AIDS Day. The WHO called for a broader public awareness campaign in Afghanistan to deal with the issue. But the Afghan Ministry of Public Health said that it
Tolo News: Officials from the Ministry of Public Health on Saturday said their statistics show that 5,900 people have been diagnosed positive with HIV/AIDS virus around the country. Mamozai Zewar, the Deputy Minister of Public Health, said that 28 people lost their lives due to HIV/AIDS infection. Herat, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Balkh and Kunduz provinces have the highest
Afghanistan Times: Parwan provincial health director Dr. Khalil Musadiq said that this center was established to avoid spreading of HIV and hepatitis to addicted people and reduce mortality among drug user in the province. Click here to read more (external link).