Health

Acting Minister of Public Health Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali and the UK chargé d'affaires for Afghanistan have discussed cooperation in various healthcare areas, including capacity building of Afghan medical professionals, treatment of drug addicts and cancer patients and maternal and child healthcare.

A number of obstetricians and gynecologists warn that early pregnancy after a cesarean section can endanger the health of both mother and baby.

Thirteen pharmacies have been shut down over operating illegally in the capital of central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday.

Dr. Soraya Qayumi, an obstetrician-gynecologist in northern Jawzjan province, has started voluntarily providing free health services to Afghan women returning from Iran in the province.

Diarrhea disease among children has increased at an unprecedented rate in central Logar province, an official said on Sunday.

As some doctors in the capital Kabul report a rise in measles cases among children, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) confirms registering 4,000 suspected cases across the country in the first half of the current calendar year.

Deputy Minister of Interior Mullah Abdul-Haq Akhund Hamkar has urged the United Nations to strengthen its support for alternative crops’ cultivation and treatment of drug addicts in the country.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Japan has donated $5 million to UNICEF to help it eradicate polio and strengthen vaccination services in Afghanistan. UNICEF Representative Tajuddin Oywaile told

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has appointed a committee to regulate the activities of foreign and domestic doctors and health workers in private health centers.

Chief physician at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital and several other medical professionals have praised Pajhwok’s recent report titled “Chemical-laden snacks harm children’s health”, calling it an effective step in raising public awareness and urging action from relevant authorities to stop the sale of harmful food products targeting children.

Acting Minister of Public Health Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali says international organisations must align their services with Afghanistan’s newly developed National Health Policy (NHP) and ensure strict adherence to it during the delivery of healthcare services.

The United Nations has issued a warning that Afghanistan will face an intense heatwave in the coming days.