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Atrial Septal Defect Threats 4000 life of Afghan kids

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(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)

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Atrial Septal Defect (Hole in the Heart) threats the life of 4000 Afghan kids in the country.

Head of the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) stating that 6 up to 12 Afghan kids are coming for further treatments suffering atrial septal defect meaning hole in their hearts on daily basis, India has become ready to provide more treatments for such kind of the disease for coming 5 years with the cost of 5 $million.

Rasoul dad the father of a kid said,” he didn’t have sleep used to cry all the whole night and he was in sweat.”

“He is 3 and half year old we have just found out some months ago that he is suffering from hole in the his heart ,having fever, and doesn’t move at all and even cant speak the other father of the kid Torialay said.”

8000 Afghan kids suffering from Atrial Septal Defect were treated by the Pakistan- India and still 4000 are in a waiting list to be sent to India for further treatments.

Head of the Chief of the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) Fatima Gilani said,” about 4000 kids suffering from atrial septal defect (holes in the heart) are in waiting list to be sent to India for further treatment,and on daily basis 4 up to 12 kids are coming for registration in our center,”

India Ambassador to Afghanistan Amar Sinah said,” we are so pleased for helping Afghan kids suffering from holes in the heart,the basic step would be to send the Indian Doctors to train Afghan doctors to treat the kids in the future.”

Officials in Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) have decided to help Afghan kids by sending them to abroad to receive medical treatments since four years,dozens were sent to Germany-India- Pakistan for treatments.

 

Reported by Farshad Saleh

 

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Public Health minister meets with head of the UN refugees agency

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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.

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Ebad addresses gathering of health sector supporting organizations in Doha

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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.

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Polio vaccination campaign underway in Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: February 26, 2024)

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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