A number of residents in remote districts of southeastern Khost province say a shortage of health centres in their areas has left patients, particularly women, facing serious challenges.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday announced the launch of an accreditation and grading process for private hospitals aimed at improving the quality and safety of healthcare services.
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday announced that medical equipment worth nearly 130 million afghanis has been procured for the provincial
An emergency airlift carrying 78.5 metric tonnes of lifesaving medical supplies from the World Health Organization (WHO) logistics hub in Dubai has arrived in Afghanistan.
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.
The World Health Organisation has called for collective action to expand early detection and improve access to treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in Afghanistan.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Vitamin D deficiency is common in Afghanistan, particularly among women and can lead to weak bones, muscle pain and fatigue. A sedentary lifestyle,
SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A number of mothers in northern Jawzjan province say poverty and a lack of awareness about proper nutrition during pregnancy are putting both
FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Health officials in western Ghor province say measles cases have increased this year, reporting that 994 children have been hospitalisedwith the disease at
QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A number of residents in western Badghis have complained about a shortage of beds at the provincial hospital and called for an increase
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some health specialists warn that self-medication poses a serious risks to people’s health, saying patients often visit them suffering from various complications caused
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced that over 1,200 tons of substandard, low-quality, and expired medicines and food have been collected
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered 25 tonnes of essential cancer medicines and non-communicable disease (NCD) kits to hospitals across Afghanistan to support treatment services for thousands of patients.
