Health

The construction of a 250-bed cancer diagnostic and treatment centre has resumed at a cost of 429 million afghanis at the Kabul-based Aliabad Teaching Hospital.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Ophthalmologists term long-term use of computer and mobile phones harmful to the eyes and recommend the use of anti-reflective glasses to protect the

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A mother and child clinic has been inaugurated in Gardez city, the capital of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Wednesday. Public

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio remains endemic. The Presidential Palace

The Cabinet has tasked a delegation with identifying land for construction of a standard medical complex for cancer and heart diseases.

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Some people in central Logar province have complained that pharmacies sold below the standard medicines at higher price. Bismillah, one of the patients

Residents of Ghazni City complain about air pollution caused by industrial units in the provincial capital.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): A charity organization in northern Takhar province for the first time in coordination with the Public Health Department started the process of treating

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some physicians have said that lumbar disc disease is quite serious issue and its continuation could cause permanent paralysis of the patient adding

Hernia is a common problem and it is not a very dangerous disease, but incurable without surgery, doctors said on Saturday, advising people to visit physicians as soon as possible if they notice a painful swelling in any parts of body.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Food and Drug Authority (NFDA) has started digitalizing its affairs to ensure transparency and improve quality of services. Maulvi Abdul Salam

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says 7.68 million children will be vaccinated against polio during a four-day vaccination campaign launched . .