Health

Findings of Food and Drug Authority (FDA) indicate that many celebration cakes in the country are decorated with metallic paints and their excessive consumption can lead to allergies, chronic diseases and even cancer.

The Public Health Department says a temporary camp has been opened for the treatment of eye patients at the 300-bed Naib Aminullah Khan Logari hospital in the capital of central Logar province.

In today’s digital era, mobile phones have become an inseparable part of everyday life. However, doctors warn that excessive use of mobile phones during pregnancy may pose serious risks to both mother and the developing fetus.

Health officials in western Ghor say more than 300 children were infected with measles during the first three months of this solar year and two of them died from the disease.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has reported nearly 2.9 million cases of malnourished women and children across the country over the past year.

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.