PARWAN (SW) – A number of residents of Parwan say that they and their relatives are suffering from cracked heels disease, expressing concern over its increase. They add that so far, they have not been able to find an effective way to treat it.
TAKHAR (SW) – The shortage of medicine and limited medical services at Takhar Provincial Hospital has caused challenges for both healthcare providers and patients.
BALKH (SW) – At the peak of heightened concerns about the challenging economic situation, the writing of medical prescriptions in encrypted ways has drawn criticism from a number of Balkh residents.
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan’s National Food and Drugs Administration (AFDA), has burned 15,000 cartons of low-quality and outdated medicines in Kabul city through a program on Tuesday.
GHAZNI (SW) – Ghazni Public Hospital, housing 300 beds, caters to clients and patients not only from Ghazni but also from neighboring provinces. Despite the main building of Ghazni public hospital being partially constructed, the medical staff has been attending to hundreds of patients daily in the auxiliary buildings for the past four years.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health announced that a sub-campaign for implementing the polio vaccine in 14 provinces in the south, southeast, east, and northeast is set to commence on Monday.
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Program (WFP) says that four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition.
KABUL (SW) – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has released a report about the decrease in the supply of health services in the northern provinces of Afghanistan, expressing concern and saying that due to a shortage of health workers, insufficient budgetary allocations, and a lack of essential facilities, the Afghan healthcare system is under considerable pressure.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has provided medical and non-medical equipment to health centers in Helmand at the expense of over 835$ thousand. This assistance is made possible with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank and the cooperation of the Institute of Health Administration and Development (OHPM).
KABUL (SW) – Japan has donated approximately $7 million to address and combat contagious diseases in Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – Four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are currently experiencing malnutrition, says the World Food Program (WFP).
PANJSHIR (SW) – Residents of some remote villages of Panjshir say that a significant number of children in this province suffer from malnutrition, with limited access to essential medical services.
