Health

Health experts emphasize that childhood vaccinations play a crucial role in preventing malnutrition in babies.

An orthopedic and traumatology specialist has described osteoporosis as a "silent disease" and emphasizes the critical role of a diet rich in calcium, vitamin D, and protein in preventing its onset.

As many as five health related projects costing 38 million afghanis have been completed in northern Samangan province, an official said on Monday.

More than 3,000 people suffering from cardiovascular disease have referred to the Abu Ali Sina Balkhi Zonal Hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif and hospitalized, hospital sources said on Sunday.

The Hepatitis C (HCV) and Hepatitis B (HBV) diagnosis centre have been opened in the Zonal Hospital of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Sunday.

A 60-bed maternity ward at the provincial hospital in northeastern Badakhshan province has been reopened after three months of closure.

Using his own money, a businessman in Zazi Aryub district of southeastern Paktia province has constructed a hospital which will provide free services to the people.

In a first, the Public Health Department in central Uruzgan province has introduced ambulance service for emergency patients.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has referred 70 children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) for treatment to five Kabul hospitals.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Monday a donation of 20 tonnes of medical supplies to Afghanistan.

Forty health workers have been sent to Iran for one-month comprehensive training in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a statement said on Saturday.

Nearly 300 doctors, including 16 women, received certificates upon completing their specialization programs in Kabul yesterday.