Category: Health

8 lives lost to Congo fever since Eid al-Adha

KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Kabul infectious disease hospital say that the number of people suffering from Congo fever is increasing in the city,

Diarrhea goes viral in Samangan

SAMANGAN (SW) – Officials at the Samangan provincial hospital say that the number of patients with diarrhea has increased in recent days. Seyed Osman Hamidi,

Polio vaccination campaign launched

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Ministry of Public Health have started the anti-polio vaccination campaign in the eastern provinces of the country, which will

Dearth of eye specialis in Parwan leaves patients hopeless

KABUL (SW) – A number of residents and visitors to the eye disease treatment department in Parwan provincial hospital, criticizing the inactivity of this department,

Earthquake-hit Paktika residents facing crippling malnourishment

KABUL (SW) – Officials of the malnutrition department of the only health center in Gyan district of Paktika say that more than 30 patients, including

Faryab residents longing for health services

FARYAB (SW) – A number of patients in Faryab say that they have been facing problems for many years due to the lack of necessary

Congenital disorders among the newborns on the rise

KABUL (SW) – Health experts in Afghanistan say that the congenital disorders among the newborn babies is on the rise in the country. Mohammad Hanif

Women in Ghazni deprived of access to proper healthcare

GHAZNI CITY (SW) – A number of Ghazni residents say that the lack of female health workers and doctors in the province has limited women’s

Dearth of health services proving deadly for Zabdul residents

QALAT (SW) – Local officials and employees of the health department in Khak Afghan district of Zabul say that due to the lack of facilities

Diarrhea on the rise among children

KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Indira Gandhi children’s hospital in Kabul say that compared to the last month, the number of children with diarrhea

Baharak residents unhappy with health services

FAIZABAD (SW) – A number of residents of Baharak district of Badakhshan complain about the lack of medical equipment and professional personnel in the government hospital