The Ministry of Public Health has announced that nearly 2.4 million children under the age of five are expected to receive the polio vaccination during a...
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries that have yet to eradicate polio.
UNICEF is launching programs through nutrition counseling for mothers, focusing on when and how to breastfeed, so that children have the best possible start in life
Polio and other diseases have spread among Palestinians in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands live in cramped tent camps where they are forced to drink unclean water...
So far this year nine cases of wild poliovirus have been reported in Afghanistan - compared to six cases last year
In 2010, the World Health Organization named the 28th of July as the World Anti-Jaundice Day. This organization stated that the purpose of naming this day...
Based on this report, 37,342 women; 20,752 men; 22,726 girls and 15,171 boys received health services in Baghlan province.
The officials from international organizations reiterated their commitment to sustained collaboration in the health sector and pledged additional support, the statement said.
Just over 67 percent of births are attended by a skilled health professional, UNICEF said.
According to Amarkhel, this polio vaccination campaign will run from July 8 to 11, and millions of children will be protected against the polio virus through...
Nangarhar Infectious Diseases Hospital officials say the number of cases of malaria, cholera and dengue fever has increased in the province due to the warmer weather...
The WHO’s list of countries with the highest cholera incidence shows that Afghanistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the most...
Marking World Blood Donor Day in Kabul on Thursday, health officials said that in 1402 solar year, 150,000 men and 8,000 women donated blood.
The Public Health Ministry's spokesman said in the first five months of this year, 203 positive cases of Congo fever and six deaths were recorded across...
Afghanistan faces a staggering daily toll of 24 maternal deaths and 167 infant deaths due to preventable causes, according to a new report released Sunday by...
The Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with the relevant international organizations, on Monday launched the second nationwide campaign of polio vaccination for the year 2024....
Qatar Red Crescent Society on Saturday signed an agreement with the Afghan Red Crescent Society for the treatment of 169 children suffering from congenital heart defects....
Afghanistan launched a polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at protecting around 10.72 million children under the age of 5, the Health Ministry announced. The four-day...
Acting Minister of Public Health Qalandar Ebad, in a meeting with Azerbaijan’s ambassador, Ilham Mohammadov, called for the country’s assistance in improving the capacity of Afghanistan’s...
Balkh Public Health Department officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with cancer in the province. “In 1401, about 2,613...
