Health
International Earth Day Marks in Kabul
As the fight for a clean environment continues in a climate of increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change becomes more manifest every day.
Each year the International, Earth Day is honored around the world on April 22, although larger events such as festivals and rallies are often organized for the weekends before or after April 22, Many communities also observe Earth Week or Earth Month, organizing a series of environmental activities throughout the month of April.
Afghanistan as the third country of the world also honored the following day each year on 22 April, in the following gathering officials provide some instructions for keeping clean the environment.
CEO Abdullah Abdullah who attended the Earth Day ceremony instructed all the Afghanistan’s Governmental departments to prioritize this issue.
He insisted that he will mention this issue at the coming council Minister assembly to Ministers.
CEO Abdullah also urged that all the Afghan citizens are responsible to keep the environment clean.
Earth Day broadens the base of support for environmental programs, rekindles public commitment and builds community activism around the world through a broad range of events and activities. Earth Day is the largest civic event in the world, celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a billion people participate in campaigns of cleaning environment every year.
He further went on and said;” in order to have our environment clean we need to change the minds to fulfill our responsibility against the environment.”
There earth was challenged when the first countries in the world become more industrial, that means more factories built, Climate change deniers, well-funded oil lobbyists, reticent politicians, a disinterested public, and a divided environmental community all contributed to a strong narrative that overshadowed the cause of progress and change.
At the end he declared that increasing of populations, within the earth cause the climate to be changed and the weather became warmer, more ice melted therefore all the countries should have great programs to decrease such problems.
Reported by Hameed Sediqee
Health
Afghanistan expands drug imports as Russian pharma company enters market
Russian pharmaceutical manufacturer Pharmasyntez is preparing to enter the Afghan market after reaching an agreement with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health to begin supplying medicines to the country, as Kabul faces growing challenges in securing reliable drug imports.
The company said the first shipments are expected to arrive within the next two months, with supplies expected to include insulin, antibiotics, and medicines for cardiovascular diseases and cancer — products that Afghan health authorities say are in high demand.
Afghanistan relies heavily on imported medicines, with most pharmaceutical supplies traditionally coming from Pakistan, Iran, India, and Middle Eastern countries.
However, industry analysts say recent tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have disrupted some supply chains, creating shortages and opening opportunities for new suppliers.
Pharmasyntez said it decided to enter Afghanistan because of the country’s limited access to quality medicines.
The company’s portfolio includes more than 300 pharmaceutical products manufactured across seven production facilities in Russia.
Founded in 1997 in Irkutsk by businessman Vikram Punia, the company currently exports mainly to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus, while also operating in markets including Myanmar and the Dominican Republic.
According to publicly available information, Pharmasyntez is the first major Russian pharmaceutical company to formally target the Afghan market.
Trade relations between Afghanistan and Russia have expanded in recent years, with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade reporting annual bilateral trade of around $538 million.
Russia currently exports wheat, flour, fuel products, timber, and sunflower oil to Afghanistan.
The last known Russian medicine deliveries to Afghanistan were humanitarian aid shipments sent after the deadly earthquakes that struck Herat province in 2023.
Health
UNFPA: Afghanistan has world’s fifth-highest number of obstetric fistula cases
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Afghanistan says the country has the world’s fifth-highest number of obstetric fistula cases, with an estimated 15,000 women and girls suffering from the childbirth-related injury.
In a post on X, UNFPA Afghanistan said obstetric fistula continues to cause disability and social isolation for thousands of Afghan women and girls.
The agency stressed that preventing and treating the condition requires access to healthcare services, safe surgical procedures, and essential medical supplies.
Obstetric fistula is a serious childbirth injury that usually occurs after prolonged or obstructed labor without timely medical care. The condition can lead to chronic health complications and often leaves affected women facing stigma and exclusion from their communities.
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