The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says it plans to support 1.3 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Afghanistan in 2026.
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): A three-day polio vaccination drive was launched in four districts of northern Baghlan province on Sunday, while health officials confirmed . . .
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of central Bamyan province are voicing their concern over the shortage of specialized medical care and inadequate facilities at local health
MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Police have collected 452 drug addicts in eastern Laghman province during the past six months, and transferred them to capital Kabul for treatment
Plastic materials such as propylene and nylon are used in tea bags which can harm human health and damage environment, the Public Health Ministry warned in a report.
The acting health minister has urged stepped-up cooperation between Afghanistan and Türkiye in the health sector and the speedy issuance of visas to emergency patients.
Around 3,700 eye-patients in southern Ghazni province have been provided free of cost treatment by a team of doctors sent by the Ministry of Public Health.
A woman in eastern Kunar province has given birth to quadruplets, while the father of new born babies complained against economic hardship and sought assistance, an official said on Sunday.
‘Cleft lip and cleft palate’ are two congenital anomalies that, in addition to creating health problems for those affected, also have negative psychological and social impacts on their lives.
Acting Public Health Minister Noor Jalal Jalali during a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Ali Raza Baigdali has stressed the need for quality medicines and modern equipment to strengthen health system in Afghanistan.
