Nangarhar public health officials say a seven-day polio vaccination campaign has kicked off in Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar provinces. Nangarhar Department of Public Health Exemption Officer...
The influx of Afghan returnees from Pakistan significantly increases the risk of cross-border poliovirus spread as well as spread within the two countries, the World Health...
Acting Minister of Public Health Qalandar Ebad left Kabul for Malaysia on Saturday, the ministry said in a statement. The health ministry stated that the goal...
The United Nations says that every two hours a woman dies in Afghanistan due to complications during pregnancy or while giving birth. Addressing a press conference,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a report that since the beginning of this year, 2,513 deaths due to acute respiratory diseases have been...
The Ministry of Public Health says over the last two years, due to the efforts of the ministry and the cooperation of international institutions, the spread...
The Ministry of Public Health said on Monday that in cooperation with its international partners, a polio vaccination campaign is underway in 21 provinces in Afghanistan....
The European Union (EU) has provided €10 million to Afghanistan through the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat infectious diseases and strengthen healthcare services. The World...
The Ministry of Public Health says 1,000 people die annually due to diabetes across Afghanistan and that last year, over 17,000 people were diagnosed as being...
Australia will issue a national apology to all citizens affected by the “Thalidomide tragedy”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, more than half a century...
The Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that the orthopedic team has successfully performed a hip joint replacement surgery at the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan...
The European Union has released an additional 10 million euros (an equivalent of 800 million Afghanis) to improve mental health and addressing drug use disorders in...
The latest polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan will launch on Monday across 14 provinces. The organization Polio Free Afghanistan wrote on X, formerly Twitter that, the...
The Ministry of Defense said on Friday that a neurosurgery team has successfully performed a brain tumor operation at the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan Hospital...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says washing hands with soap and water can prevent the spread of deadly and dangerous diseases, especially among children. Marking...
Afghanistan’s ministry of public health said on Thursday that a cross-border two-day meeting got underway on Wednesday in Islamabad with the aim of curbing the spread...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday marked World Mental Health Day in Kabul under the theme “mental health is a global human right” where...
Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO’s chief scientist said,...
Scientists Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States respectively won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the...
The Ministry of Public Health said on Sunday at an event to mark World Heart Day that 2,000 people in the country died from heart disease...
