Health
Afghan Health Providers Call Mps to Vote for Professional and Experts
Afghanistan Health providers have demanded the lower house of the parliament to vote for professional and experts Ministers.
They have welcomed a decision through a letter to the Presidential officials for appointing Dr. Ferozuddin Feruze as the Minister candidate for the Ministry of public health, and wanted Afghan Government to be trouble shooter of the existed challenges on health sector in Afghanistan.
Head of the Obstetric gynecology unit Dr.Awida Dahyad said, “fortunately our political figures have found out that we should let the Health sector away from the political games and issues, instead let the health providers to have their own professional issues to be discussed which this issue will assist health care services to get improved in the country.”
Head of the Ear and throat unit in Ibnisina Hospital Dr, Hafizullah Safi said,” we demand the Afghan Nation representatives in the house of the parliament to vote for such professional and health sector active member Dr, Ferozuddin Feroz as the Minister of Public health their positive action will help health sector to be improved professionally.”
The other Health active member Dr, Mirwais Akbary has also appreciated for picking Mr Ferozuddin as the Health care head and he expected the law makers to have their regular sustainable supports from health care sectors.
All the active health care sector associations have insisted that health services in Afghanistan should be as professional and standard and we should support it and guide it in the right direction.
Reported by: Wahid Nowisa
Health
Public Health minister meets with head of the UN refugees agency
Dr. Qalandar Ebad, the Minister of Public Health met with Leonard Zulu, the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on Thursday in Kabul to discuss issues facing the health sector in the country.
Among the issues discussed was that of the establishment of new health centers for returnees in the country.
Ebad said the provision of better health services for compatriots and returnees was one of his priorities and requested the cooperation of this organization in this field.
Leonard Zulu assured Ebad of the organization’s continued cooperation.
Health
Ebad addresses gathering of health sector supporting organizations in Doha
The Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Qalandar Ebad on Thursday attended a meeting of health sector-supporting organizations in Doha, Qatar and spoke about the need to focus on certain areas of healthcare in the country.
In his speech, Ebad spoke of work needed to reform the health system, joint supervision, self-sufficiency of the health sector, standardization of health services at village and district level and provision of all-round health services.
He asked international colleagues in the field of health to work more on reducing administrative costs and delivering aid in a proper and correct manner.
Ebad said that if excessive administrative expenses are prevented, it will have a positive effect on the expenses in the field of health services.
He also emphasized that the release of the country’s frozen assets would be beneficial for the health sector especially for mothers and children.
It is a big and positive step for the independence of Afghanistan’s health system, development and standardization of health services, which should be taken by the international community, he said.
Health
Polio vaccination campaign underway in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with international institutions, on Monday launched the second sub-national polio vaccination campaign for 2024.
The campaign runs in different parts of the country from 26 to 29 February 2024, and aims to reach 7.6 million children below the age of five.
“We are committed to eradicating polio in Afghanistan with the cooperation of our partners. We are working day and night and continue supplementary polio vaccination campaigns and health care services in order to reach the goal of completely eradicating polio throughout the country,” Acting Public Health Minister Qalandar Ebad said.
“The support of all Afghans, especially elders and religious scholars, is important in polio eradication activities. It is necessary for them to participate in the fight against polio and keep their children healthy,” he added.
Polio is a viral disease that cannot be cured and can only be prevented and eradicated by vaccination.
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