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    Death toll from pneumonia reaches 22

    by TanhaonFeb 22, 2012 - 17:51

    FAIZABAD (PAN): The death toll among children from phenomena has reached 22 in the Yawan district of northwestern Badakhshan province, where 15 people were buried under snow avalanches, officials said on Wednesday.

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    10 children die of pneumonia in Badakhshan

    by TanhaonFeb 21, 2012 - 15:24

    FAIZABAD (PAN): Ten children have died of pneumonia and 200 livestock perished as a result of a fodder shortage in northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Tuesday.

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    Low-quality drugs flood Khost, complain residents

    by Hidayatullah KhostionFeb 20, 2012 - 17:53

    KHOST CITY (PAN): Residents on Monday complained low-quality medicines were being sold in southeastern Khost province, a claim confirmed by the public health department.

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    Pneumonia leaves 10 children dead in Badakhshan

    by TanhaonFeb 18, 2012 - 16:35

    FAIZABAD (PAN): Ten children have lost their lives to pneumonia in the Raghistan district of remote northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday.

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    Children return home from treatment in Germany

    by Pajhwok reporteronFeb 16, 2012 - 17:24

    KABUL (PAN): Fifty-five Afghan children, who underwent medical treatment in Germany, returned on home on Thursday. Another 67 ailing children are to be flown to that country on Saturday.  

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    Measles claims 50 lives in Ghor

    by Obaid GhorionFeb 15, 2012 - 19:07

    CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): Fifty children have died of measles in western Ghor province, where the provincial council warned of closing down the public health department if urgent remedial steps were not taken.  

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    Karzai asks scholars to help anti-polio efforts

    by Pajhwok ReportonFeb 10, 2012 - 18:50

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai has called on religious scholars, imams and tribal elders to help the government implement anti-polio vaccination campaigns.

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    UNFPA pledges $6.1m for maternal health services

    by Zarghona SalehionFeb 9, 2012 - 18:58

    KABUL (PAN): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) would provide the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) $6.1 million (300 afghanis) in assistance to improve maternal health serv

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    3 Parwan children die of measles, 150 infected

    by muzhary.rahmanonFeb 8, 2012 - 20:02

    CHARIKAR (PAN): Three unvaccinated children died from measles and another 150 have been infected with the chronic respiratory disease in the Salang district of central Parwan province, an official

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    First-ever medicine making factory opens in Herat

    by Ahmad QuraishionFeb 8, 2012 - 18:34

    HEART CITY (PAN): The first-ever domestic medicine manufacturing factory has started functioning in the western province of Herat, officials said on Wednesday.

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