The Minister of Public Health says specialist posts will be allocated to deprived provinces, contracts of underperforming organisations will be cancelled and joint efforts intensified to eradicate polio.
The leadership of the Ministry of Public Health has held discussions with representatives of international donor agencies on improving coordination, strengthening cooperation, and ensuring the provision of sustainable healthcare services to the people of Afghanistan. According to a…
Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, has emphasised the need to expand cardiac treatment services across the country to better address citizens’ health challenges.
Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali and India’s Minister of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) have discussed a range of issues, including the establishment of a traditional medicine institute and research centre in Kabul.
The Minister of Public Health has departed for India at the head of a delegation to strengthen health cooperation.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed remarks by Iran’s foreign minister on regional connectivity, saying that by moving beyond security-centric approaches and leveraging its geoeconomic position, Afghanistan can serve as a vital bridge linking Central, West and South Asia.
Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali has described the expansion of health-sector cooperation between Kabul and Tehran as essential and mutually beneficial, particularly in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and diagnostic tools.
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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has responded to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding the potential retaking of Bagram Airbase, stating that Afghans have historically never accepted foreign military presence.
Minister of Public Health Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali says a long-term strategic plan for the Afghanistan’s health sector would be developed after 2026 to clearly define the role of donors in ensuring the integration of services following a comprehensive assessment.
Minister of Public Health Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali has emphasised that access to health services is a right of the people and the health sector must be kept free from political influence.
The Minister of Public Health, Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali, met with Kazakhstan’s Ambassador in Kabul to discuss enhancing healthcare workers’ skills, improving services in remote areas, supplying medical equipment and controlling communicable diseases.
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.
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.
Acting Minister of Public Health, Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali has called on the Norwegian Committee for Afghanistan (NCA) to support efforts aimed at strengthening the country’s health sector and providing semi-higher medical education to Afghan students.
Acting Minister of Public Health Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali and UK’s Chargé d’Affaires to Afghanistan Robert Dickson have underlined the need for international assistance, its effective management and construction of health centres in remote areas of Afghanistan.
