Health

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.

Around 8.3 million children have been vaccinated against measles during a national immunization campaign conducted across 17 provinces, with plans to extend the drive to 17 additional provinces soon.

Specialists in mental and neurological disorders say that epilepsy is a treatable condition and if patients seek timely medical attention and adhere to a regular course of treatment, the seizures could be effectively prevented.

he World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has successfully completed the first phase of a nationwide measles vaccination campaign, with approximately 8.9 million children aged six months to ten years vaccinated across 17 provinces of Afghanistan.

The National Food and Drug Authority (NFDA) at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says out of ten salt production factories in central capital city, only three meet the required standards, while the remaining ones need improvements.

Some doctors and officials from the Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) say the number of people suffering from diabetes is steadily increasing.

About 10 pharmacies, clinics and laboratories have been closed for operating without legal permits in northwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Thursday.

NEILI (Pajhwok): A 10–day immunization campaign has been launched in central Daikundi and Bamyan provinces to inoculate children against measles, officials said on Monday.