Health

Following the publication of a Pajhwok Afghan News report highlighting misconceptions about diabetes treatment, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) organised a public awareness programme in cooperation with the General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports.

The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice, and Hearing Complaints (MoVV) said its officers addressed 67 cases related to women’s Sharia rights this week and resolved 10 feuds and 28 disputes, both major and minor, among tribes and families across the country.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has emphasized the need for continued support from the international community in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). The ministry announced that diagnostic and treatment services for TB are currently being provided free of charge at 3,189 health centers across Afghanistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Vocational training for nearly 800 drug addicts has begun in Omidtreatment center in Kabul under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor and

Officials at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) say laboratory analyses show some imported teas contain artificial coloring agents.

India has donated 16 tonnes of medicines and medical equipment to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Sunday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Climate change has also adversely affected the health sector in Afghanistan and has led to an increase in some diseases. Analysts say that

Afghan and Saudi health ministers have discussed ways to strengthen coordination in preventing communicable, non-communicable diseases, combating drug abuse, ensuring the quality and safe legal imports of medicines, and eradicating polio.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the European Union (EU) has contributed an additional €1 million from its humanitarian aid to support healthcare services in Afghanistan.

Experts at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) say recent investigations have revealed the presence of harmful compounds — including chemical dyes and industrial acids — in certain domestically produced and imported food products. The ministry has taken several corrective measures in response.

A number of residents in southern Ghazni province say that due to the ongoing drought and severe air pollution, many people have been suffering from various illnesses.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Polio Free Afghanistan Foundation says that a polio vaccination campaign will begin tomorrow in Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman provinces.