The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Public Health Ministry has not yet commented.
Among those who Jalali met with were Stephen Rodriques, UNDP representative to Afghanistan, and Koffi Kwabena Asante, the UNFPA representative to Afghanistan.
The Global Fund reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Afghanistan through continued financial and technical assistance.
Mawlawi Abdul Wali Haqqani, the Deputy Minister for Health Services of the Ministry of Public Health, has visited the Abrisham Bridge border region in Nimroz province...
Since 1 April at least 44,900 people have returned, with around 58% of them children, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
The cuts have had "pandemic-like effects" on health systems globally and could have a "more structural, deep-seated effect", says WHO director
Global organizations are raising alarms about the impact of aid cuts on Afghanistan’s health sector and the reduction in funding for humanitarian organizations operating in the...
The Ministry of Public Health has announced that Noor Jalal Jalali, the acting public health minister, met with Murdif Al-Qashouti, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Qatari...
As of 4 March 2025, 167 health facilities had shut down due to funding shortages, cutting off lifesaving medical care to 1.6 million people
The WHO said the funds, initially pledged in April 2024, will be disbursed to help end the wild form of polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan and...
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility...
Afghanistan has one of the highest death rates in the world for pregnant women, with a mother dying of preventable pregnancy complications every two hours
On Monday, Tedros also specifically addressed some of Trump's criticisms, including around the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the WHO's independence.
Iran’s acting ambassador in Kabul, Ali Reza Bikdeli, has asked the governor of Bamiyan province to speak to the Islamic Emirate’s leadership to allow the inauguration...
Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad to launch Pakistan's campaign, he said they aim to immunise millions of children
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More than 500,000 children in Afghanistan are at risk of malnutrition in 2025, the United Nations warned on Wednesday. In a statement, the UN said one...
Critics warn that a U.S. withdrawal could undermine global disease surveillance and emergency response systems, Reuters reported.
Kim Seung-hwan, who is himself a paraplegic and part of the KAIST team, demonstrated the prototype which helped him walk at a speed of 3.2 kph...
Herat Regional Hospital has a capacity to treat about 1,000 patients a day, 650 as in-patients. However, the hospital is being stretched to its limits and...
