Health
20 Thousands plug with Cancer in Afghanistan annually: MoPH
Officials in Ministry of Public Health have mentioned that 200,00 Afghans are being plugged with cancer disease annually across the country.
Minister of Public Health Feruziddin Feruz said,” in order to tackle the issue we have activated a basic medical center in Jamhoryat Hospital.”
Most of the doctors believed that cancer disease is curable in Afghanistan.
“Based on the survey launched by the health care responsible annually 200,00 persons are being plugged with Cancer disease in Afghanistan, where 1500,0 of the patients gradually lose their life Minister of Public health Feruziddin Feruz said,”
Meanwhile Physicians in Afghanistan believed that cancer is curable unless it’s taken serious at the beginning of the process, based on the reports now cancer can be cured in even in Afghanistan, a word which Afghans do trust in it.”
Minister of Public Health Feruziddin Feruz stated that cancer can be identified and cured in Jamhoryat Hospital,he has further mentioned that we will soon open the second center to cure cancer in Istiqlal Hospital here in Kabul city.
In the mean time first lady of Afghanistan has expressed her supports for fighting such disease where thousands of Afghans lose their life as the result of the following disease saying now cancer is curable in Afghanistan.
Rola Ghani’s health advisor Fawzia Alam said,” First lady of Afghanistan has expressed her full package supports for fighting and caring such disease (Cancer) in Afghanistan, therefore she has created a working group to tackle the issue and find better alternatives for it.”
Doctors have entitled the following factors are to end up Cancer disease smoking, overeating, using more meat in daily meal, no exercise , and having not enough water to drink.
Reported by Ali Asghari
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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