JALALABAD (PAN): In a multi-agency raid, the authorities seized nearly seven tonnes of expired and substandard medicine and arrested several individuals in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Monday.
KANDAHAR (PAN): A public health official on Tuesday blamed the lack of public awareness regarding vaccination for the rise in polio cases in the southern region.
JALALABAD (PAN): Health officials in eastern Nangarhar province said that they have arrested a 13-member female group that was busy carrying out vaccination against hepatitis in Jalalabad city, the capital of the province.
KABUL (PAN): The Public Health Minister on Saturday said the ministry has plans to create permanent polio vaccination teams in volatile provinces to tackle the health woe among the population.
KABUL (PAN): While there is a pressing need for maternal healthcare in eastern Afghanistan, the Doctors without Borders (MSF) is not ready to reopen its maternity hospital in Khost province fearing security risks.
TRINIKOT (PAN): Following residents’ complaint about a shortage of blood for patients at the civil hospital in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, local officials, including the governor, on Saturday donated blood to the hospital.
