Public health officials in western Ghor and Badghis provinces say the polio vaccination drive could not be carried out in some districts of the provinces due to cold weather and road blockades. Dr. Abdul Latif Rahimi, Ghor public…
Health officials in central Uruzgan province on Wednesday said measles cases among children in the province had increased in absence of vaccination. Dr. Abdul Ghafar Watanwal, head of Uruzgan Provincial Hospital, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
The United States has provided 1,484,900 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines to Afghanistan through the international platform COVAX. On June 3, the Biden-Harris administration announced its framework for delivering at least 80 million doses worldwide and set…
The third phase of anti-polio drive targeting 9.9 million children countrywide was launched on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said in a statement. The statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the campaign was sponsored…
A Facebook post, which claims that people vaccinated against coronavirus will die within two years, has worried citizens while medical experts reject this claim as incorrect and urge people to get inoculated against the disease. Rumors: The Facebook…
The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday (MoPH) said it has run out of Covid-19 vaccine and has stopped the vaccination process in the country. A statement from MoPH received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that all vaccine…
A number of Afghans, including health workers, avoid getting Covid-19 vaccine, while public health experts say the vaccine has no side effects and is mandatory. According to reports, 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from India and 668,000 doses…
Many patients have been forced over the past one year to visit private medical centres for treatment due to the shortage of anti-rabies vaccines in government-run hospital. A number of patients lashed out at the government for the…
