Dialysis supplies run short in Herat after halt in Pakistani medicine imports
Hospitals report critical shortages, leaving kidney patients scrambling for life-saving treatment.
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Health, Women
Taliban minister says male doctors are ‘mahram’ to female patients
The remarks come as the Taliban continue to bar women from medical education, raising concerns about the future of Afghanistan’s.
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Japan provides $6.3 million to support polio eradication in Afghanistan, UNICEF says
The program will also strengthen routine immunization services across all 34 provinces.
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World Cancer Day with public awareness event in Kabul
Taliban officials from the Ministry of Public Health said public awareness was critical to prevention.
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Afghanistan: Polio vaccination drive launched in 18 provinces
Around 7.3 million children under the age of five are expected to receive the oral polio vaccine during the campaign.
Afghanistan, Health
Residents of remote Kandahar district say lack of healthcare puts lives at risk
Miyanshin, a remote and mountainous district, lacks functioning health centres and trained medical staff, residents said.
Afghanistan, Health
Cannabis most widely used drug among men in Afghanistan, UNODC study finds
The assessment is based on interviews with more than 10,000 people across 21 provinces.
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Cancer diagnosis, treatment center opened in Kabul
The hospital currently provides inpatient services, chemotherapy, surgical oncology, laboratory and radiological services.
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Taliban ministry launches ‘national guidelines’ to tackle acute malnutrition
Taliban's deputy minister of health said the guidelines are not limited to Kabul but are extended to remote areas across.
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Residents of Helmand’s Sangin district complain of lack of schools, health services
Sangin residents say the absence of schools, health facilities and proper roads continues to disrupt daily life.