Afghanistan has one of the highest death rates in the world for pregnant women, with a mother dying of preventable pregnancy complications every two hours
On Monday, Tedros also specifically addressed some of Trump's criticisms, including around the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the WHO's independence.
Iran’s acting ambassador in Kabul, Ali Reza Bikdeli, has asked the governor of Bamiyan province to speak to the Islamic Emirate’s leadership to allow the inauguration...
Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad to launch Pakistan's campaign, he said they aim to immunise millions of children
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More than 500,000 children in Afghanistan are at risk of malnutrition in 2025, the United Nations warned on Wednesday. In a statement, the UN said one...
Critics warn that a U.S. withdrawal could undermine global disease surveillance and emergency response systems, Reuters reported.
Kim Seung-hwan, who is himself a paraplegic and part of the KAIST team, demonstrated the prototype which helped him walk at a speed of 3.2 kph...
Herat Regional Hospital has a capacity to treat about 1,000 patients a day, 650 as in-patients. However, the hospital is being stretched to its limits and...
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) decision to bar women from studying in medical institutes will have far-reaching consequences for women’s health in the country, Médecins...
Jalali, in China for the World Conference on Traditional Medicine 2024, said that traditional medicine in Afghanistan needs to be regulated and integrated into modern healthcare...
Since the last WHO Emergency Committee meeting, in July this year, 51 new wild polio cases were reported – 17 from Afghanistan and 34 from Pakistan...
The German Association of Medical Faculties awarded its annual medical prize to a team from Göttingen University for their groundbreaking research on a 'Heart Adhesive'
Hanan Balkhy, the World Health Organization's director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, met in Kabul this week for talks with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the IEA’s...
More than six million people accessed essential health and nutrition services at UNICEF-supported health facilities last month, the UN agency said in its latest Humanitarian Situation...
Public Health Ministry officials have confirmed that a polio vaccine campaign across 16 provinces was launched on Monday. Sharaft Zaman Amarkhil, the spokesperson of the Ministry...
The MoU was signed during a ceremony in Kabul on Tuesday, between Hojatullah Mujadadi, the head of the union, and the director of the private hospital...
