Patients who traveled from remote parts of Afghanistan expressed their relief at being able to undergo such a critical surgery.

Within the next three weeks, the IMB will release a report detailing its findings.

The global health organization said the number of cases since the start of 2023 totals 494, and 47 deaths from.

Residents of Nangarhar argue that the polio vaccination campaign is inadequately implemented in the province's villages.

Takhar public hospital is currently experiencing a surge in patients from Taluqan city and its surrounding districts.

The case was reported in Door Baba district in Nangarhar, doctors said on Sunday. It was the fifth polio case.

Officials have said at least 91 people have been infected with the disease across the country in the past month

These women often forgo seeking medical attention due to the lack of access to healthcare and the severe shortage of.

The survey found 31.5 percent of mothers give birth at home without a midwife and 33.7 percent give birth in.

Two doctors and four staff members contracted the highly infectious disease through contact with an infected patient