Health

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

: The World Food Programme (WFP) says Afghanistan is facing the sharpest rise in malnutrition and needs sustained funding to deal with the challenge.

Some residents of Sayed Karam and Janikhel districts in southeastern Paktia province have expressed concern over the lack progress in construction of two 30-bed hospital buildings, work on which was initiated during the previous government.

Residents of remote districts of southern Ghazni province are facing significant challenges in accessing healthcare, particularly maternity and obstetrics services.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNCEF) says over 20 million people, half of them children, accessed primary healthcare services through UNICEF-supported

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): A 20-bed hospital for woman and child addicts was inaugurated in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northenrn Baghlan province, on Wednesday. Baghlan Public Health

For women in the remote district of Kiran wa Minjan in northeastern Badakhshan province, childbirth often carries a deadly risk.

Acting Health Minister Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali and Uzbek Ambassador Oybek Usmanov have discussed enhancing healthcare cooperation, including the import of medicines and medical equipment from Tashkent to Kabul.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that about 3.5 million children in Afghanistan will face malnutrition this year.