Health

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.

Health officials in southern Ghazni say a measles vaccination campaign has been launched in the provincial capital and all districts of the province with the World Health Organization’s support.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Polio-Free Afghanistan Foundation says it will launch an anti- polio vaccination campaign tomorrow in eastern Nangarhar and Nuristan provinces.

Four health centers and three pharmacies have been closed for failing to comply with health laws and regulations in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has rejected the World Health Organisation (WHO) figures on cardiac-related deaths in Afghanistan, saying the number recorded with the ministry is far lower and urged international bodies to coordinate with it before releasing such data.

Health specialists warn that self-medication for H. pylori — one of the most common bacterial stomach infections — can lead to severe stomach ulcers and, in some cases even cancer.

A resident of Yakhan Sofla village in Taywara district of western Ghor province has constructed a building for a health centre in the village at a cost of more than 1.5 million afghanis.