Acting Health Minister Dr. Qalandar Ebad has sought more cooperation to deal with the healthcare issues of returnees and said government was prepared to address issued related to the healthcare of returnees, a statement said on Monday.
Afghanistan’s annual medicine consumption has reached $1 billion and 25 percent of the medicines are produced domestically, an official said on Monday.
Acting Public Health Minister Dr. Qalandar Ebad and Azerbaijan Ambassador Ilham Mammadov have discussed cooperation in the health sector, enhancing capacity of Afghan personnel and other topics of common interest.
Nearly 1,800 people have contracted tuberculosis (TB), with 11 of the patients, including seven women, losing their lives, in northern Baghlan province, the Public Health Department said on Sunday.
Some residents in central Bamyan province have complained about the shortage of medicines in health centres and asked the government to address the problem.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Last year 4,912 cancer patients visited the provincial hospital in northern Balkh province for treatment, showing a two-fold increase . . .
GHAZNI (Pajhwok): At least 50 people, including women and children, have been infected with severe fever in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday
KABUL (Pajhwok): A team of Turkish surgeons has arrived in Kabul to perform sophisticated pediatric urology surgeries with Afghan colleagues, officials said on Thursday. The
Some residents of remote areas in southeastern Khost province say they lack access to basic health services, including well-equipped maternity clinics.
The Public Health Department in eastern Kunar province says it has recorded a five-fold decrease in the number of malnourished children in the province and a three-time decline in their death rate.
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