Health

A number of residents of southern Ghazni province have urged the caretaker government to complete long-delayed work on the building of the main provincial hospital, a project that began nearly two decades ago.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A private hospital will perform free surgeries on 2,200 needy people in different districts in eastern Nangarhar province under an agreement signed on

Tucked away 30 kilometers from Zaranj city, the capital of southwestern Nimroz province, Baynaz village is home to just a handful of families who are struggling to survive in mud houses on sun-scorched and barren land without even basic facilities.

About 19 private health centers, clinics and pharmacies have been closed by the Public Health Department during an inspection in central Logar province, an official said on Saturday.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): About 12 health centers, including a 20-bed hospital are operational in Torkham town to treat returning refugees in eastern Nangarhar province, Public Health

A laboratory worth 27 million afghanis has been constructed and put into use in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday.

Public Health Minister. Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali held a meeting with Ali Reza Bikdeli, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Afghanistan, at his office in Kabul.

Six health centres have been set up at a cost of 36 million afghanis in southern Helmand province, an official announced on Monday.

Najma-ol-Sama Shafajo, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Kabul, who has established a special hospital for women, providing job opportunities for dozens of women, identifies the shortage of obstetricians and gynecologists as a major challenge in the health sector.

Public Health Department officials in southern Ghazni province say still hundreds of families refuse to vaccinate their children against polio in some areas.

A polio vaccination drive will be launched on Monday (tomorrow) across the country, targeting around 6.3 million children.

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): A special orthopaedic ward has been opened in the provincial hospital of central Logar province with the support of the Academy of Medical