World TB Day: UN warns nearly 4,400 lives lost daily
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations, on occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day has announced that Nearly 4,400 people die from this disease daily. According
Category: Health
Congo fever claims 114 lives in Afghanistan amid surge in cases
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Ministry of Public Health report that in 2023, 114 people died as due to contracting Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Afghanistan, showing an increase compared to the previous year.
Number of children suffering from measles surge by 70%
KABUL (SW) – Doctors at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Health Hospital in Kabul have told Salam Watandar that the number of children suffering from measles has increased by 70% in the last one and a half months.
Measles cases surge in Nangarhar, 19 children died
JALALABAD CITY (SW) – Health officials in Nangarhar report a surge in measles cases within the province.
Nangarhar mother gives birth to quintuplets
JALALABAD CITY (SW) – Nangarhar officials say that a mother has given birth to quintuplets. The infants are included one girl and four boys.
Logar Provincial Hospital struggles with overcrowding, limited facilities
POL-E ALAM CITY (SW) – Patients at Naib Aminullah Khan Logari Provincial Hospital in Pol-e Alam City, the center of Logar province, voice concerns about overcrowding, with four individuals hospitalized in each single room due to limited space and medical facilities. They highlight economic challenges preventing them from seeking care at private hospitals.
South Korea deploys military reinforcements to hospitals hit by doctors strike
MONITORING (SW) – South Korea will start deploying military physicians and doctors from public health canters to strike-hit hospitals on Monday to help care for patients affected by the walkout of nearly 12,000 trainee doctors from 100 hospitals over government reform plans.
Hope amidst struggle: Thousands receive professional training in Afghanistan’s rehabilitation centers
KABUL (SW) – Thousands of drug addicts are receiving professional training in rehabilitation centers throughout Afghanistan, say officials.
Logar residents ask for an increase in number of midwives
POL-E ALAM CITY (SW) – A number of residents of the center and distant districts of Logar province located in the eastern part of Afghanistan, expressing happiness, say that due to the timely provision of medical services by midwives to mothers, the death rate of mothers and infants has decreased in this province.
Patients struggle amid bed shortage at Baghlan public hospital
POL-E-KHOMRI CITY (SW) – A number of patients’ companions in the public hospital of Baghlan province located in the north of Afghanistan, complain about the lack of health services, saying that they face problems due to a shortage of beds in this hospital.
Surge of malformities among newborns sparks concerns
CHARIKAR (SW) – An evident surge of malformities among the newborn babies has sparked concerns among the residents of Parwan, Kapisa, and Panjshir provinces.
Nearly 4 mln Afghan children, women will suffer from malnutrition in 2024
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that almost 4 million children and women in Afghanistan will suffer from severe malnutrition in 2024.
