Ayaz Gul VOA News July 9, 2024 ISLAMABAD — A Taliban Health Ministry spokesman says Afghanistan has recorded no polio cases so far in 2024, contradicting reports of nine cases recorded by the World Health Organization. “This year, we haven’t had a positive case of poliovirus in the entire country,” Sharafat Zaman, the Afghan Ministry of
Khaama: The Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health has reported an increase in malaria cases in Afghanistan, with approximately 50,000 incidents recorded in the first six months of the current year. Sharafatzaman Amarkhil, spokesperson for the ministry, stated on Monday, July 8th, that the number of malaria patients has increased by 69% compared to last year
Khaama: Sources within the provincial Department of Public Health and local media on Saturday, July 6, reported that two positive polio cases were registered in the Shah Wali Kot and Registan districts. According to claims, these children, a four-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy, had recently arrived from Pakistan. Click here to read more (external
8am: The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report stating that restrictions imposed by the Taliban have hindered thousands of women from accessing healthcare, education, and employment. According to the report, 24 mothers and 167 infants die daily from preventable diseases. The report indicates that 17.9 million people require health assistance, while 9.5 million
Ariana: The Polio Free Afghanistan organization announced Sunday in a post on X that a polio vaccination campaign will begin Monday and be carried out across Afghanistan. The organization stated that the campaign will target children under the age of five. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that the return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has made the polio vaccination campaign in the country more challenging. Stevan Lauwerier, head of the polio eradication program, called for increased efforts to eliminate polio among returning refugees from Pakistan during his visit to the Torkham border
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 29, 2024 A nationwide polio vaccination campaign started on April 29 in Afghanistan, Taliban authorities announced. The Taliban-run Health Ministry said the four-day campaign will cover 31 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, while immunizations will start later in the remaining three — Ghor, Daikundi, and Bamyan — due to heavy rains and
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 8, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organization said Monday that the recent return of about 600,000 undocumented migrants from Pakistan to Afghanistan and an estimated 200,000 unvaccinated children in southern Afghan regions are a threat to regional gains against polio. In its latest assessment of the disease’s international spread, WHO
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 1, 2024 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Global eradication efforts have “cornered” polio in a “few pockets” of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where the virus continues to paralyze children. Experts hailed the progress being made in tackling the “outbreak-prone” disease during a virtual briefing last week to mark a decade
Khaama: With concerns rising over the spread of infectious diseases and viruses in Afghanistan, the Taliban government officials have claimed that they have eradicated polio in the country. Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the Acting Prime Minister’s office, asserted in a virtual meeting with the head of the World Health Organization that polio