Health
MoPH committed to eradicate polio in Afghanistan
Officials in Ministry of Public Health MoPH have stated that we are committed to eradicate polio from Afghanistan, the following statement was made in gathering at Washington DC of United States on Thursday.
Minister of Public health Feruzdin Feruz said,” since six cases of the polio has been recorded in different parts of Afghanistan, we are committed to eradicate polio from Afghanistan by the cooperation of the United States of America.”
Further on his speech he has declared different factors which are barrier to his duty eradicating the polio disease Nationwide in Afghanistan, insecurity, no accessing health care services, none standard health care services.
He also said,” despite of working on the health care sector, I have began working on social programs which promotes the Knowledge of the Mullahs and religious leaders to provide clear message out of the polio vaccination, because most of the residents living in remote areas are in believe that the following vaccination is contrary to Islam religion.”
Minister of Public health Feruzdin Feruz said,” Afghanistan public health sector is definitely depended to International community aids, we still have long way to go ahead.”
Meanwhile Head of the Afghan doctors in US Shinwari said,” We have done our 30 percent of our work we will need to accomplished the second part 70 percent.”
Deputy Manager of the USAID for Pakistan- Afghanistan Mr. Larry S. said,” We are committed to provide aids for the Afghanistan health sector, and it’s one of the strategic object of the USA for Afghanistan to help and assist the following Government on health care sector.”
Reported by Nazira Azim Karimi Washington Dc
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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