{"id":28640,"date":"2026-02-18T06:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=28640"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:18:37","slug":"nearly-500-doctors-including-90-obstetrics-and-gynecologists-receive-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2026\/02\/nearly-500-doctors-including-90-obstetrics-and-gynecologists-receive-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 500 doctors including 90 obstetrics and gynecologists, receive certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officials from Afghanistan\u2019s Ministry of Public Health say nearly 500 doctors from 34 provinces have received specialist certificates after completing advanced medical training in various fields. The graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday (Feb. 18) in Kabul, where close to 90 of the graduates were women specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the ceremony, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, Minister of Public Health, said Afghanistan\u2019s healthcare sector needs to meet international standards. He stated,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are striving to ensure that health services across the country meet international standards.\u201d He added that expanding specialist training is part of the ministry\u2019s broader reform efforts.<\/p>\n

He also cautioned the new graduates against misusing their profession. \u201cYou must not use your medical career for commercial purposes,\u201d he said. \u201cMedicine is a responsibility and a trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nisar Ahmad Niazi, General Director of Specialty Program, highlighted the institution\u2019s achievements in training skilled healthcare professionals across the country and announced the launch of new specialty fields.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time, we have included pathology, neurology, and neurosurgery in our specialization programs,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have also started a neurosurgery specialization program at Sheikh Zayed Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mawlawi Hamdullah Nohmani, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, who attended the ceremony, strongly criticized unnecessary medical testing. He stressed the importance of doctors staying committed to ethical standards, saying they must keep professional ethics at the center of their work while providing medical services.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn private hospitals, high costs are taken from patients,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you prescribe additional tests that are not needed just to receive examination fees, it is a crime. The new graduates must seriously consider this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the celebratory mood, some of the newly certified specialists said they are concerned about whether their qualifications will be recognized abroad.<\/p>\n

Sayed Hamid Sadat<\/span> said their certificates are often treated simply as an MD degree in administrative systems. He said, \u201cOur specialization certificate has no independent value; it is counted as an MD,\u201d and he added, \u201cThis is a major problem that needs to be resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained, \u201cFor example, when our specialty is written as \u2018Stomatology\u2019 and we apply for a subspecialty abroad, they ask us to clearly define our field. We request the authorities to address the issue of our certificates and to create job opportunities for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement of specialization certificates for nearly 90 obstetrics and gynecology doctors comes as the World Health Organization<\/span> has warned of a shortage of female health workers in Afghanistan. In the spring of the current solar year, the organization cautioned that limited access to trained female medical staff could further restrict women\u2019s access to healthcare.<\/p>\n

Since the Islamic Emirate returned to power and universities were closed to female students, no woman has graduated from medical faculties in the past four years. This has further deepened the shortage of female doctors across the country.<\/p>\n

Reporter: Nilofar Mohammadi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Officials from Afghanistan\u2019s Ministry of Public Health say nearly 500 doctors from 34 provinces have received specialist certificates after completing advanced medical training in various fields. The graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday (Feb. 18) in Kabul, where close to 90 of the graduates were women specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":28643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,984,16,977,218,24],"tags":[1531,1532,1533,1534],"class_list":["post-28640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-news","category-report","category-women-rights","category-health","category-women","tag-500-doctors","tag-90-obstetrics-and-gynecologists","tag-receive-specialist-certificates","tag-minister-of-public-health"],"views":42,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28640"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28659,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28640\/revisions\/28659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}