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.
A polio vaccination drive has been launched in the 16 provinces of the country in which 6.2 million children would be administered vaccine against polio, a statement said on Monday.
A three-day polio vaccination drive, targeting 836,000 children below five years of age, has kicked off in eastern Nangarhar province, an official announced on Monday.
A pharmaceutical factory has been built at the cost of 30 million afs and commenced in the Sardar Gul Mohammad Khan Industrial Park in Lasghkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province.
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A survey has been launched to detect poliovirus on the outskirts of Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, a statement said on
The Afghanistan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU) and a private hospital has inked and agreement on offering journalists and their families up to 70 percent discount in health services.
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): The Public Health Department of central Uruzgan province says as many as 60 health centres are functioning in rented houses in the province
The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says an amount of one million dollars is needed for the treatment of 1,300 children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) in northern Balkh province.
Acting Minister of Public Health Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali, United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP) representatives have discussed how to distribute cash assistance to children's families.
The World Health Organization has donated 114 metric tons of essential medical kits and medicines valuing approximately USD 1.4 million to 166 health facilities across 22 provinces in Afghanistan.
