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WHO provides technical support to the Ministry of Public Health in the following programme areas.

Basic development needs

Blood safety and transfusion

Communicable disease surveillance and response

Emergency Health Action and Response

Environmental health

Essential medicines and pharmaceuticals

Expanded Programme on Immunization

Gender in health and development

Health and human rights

Health system strengthening

Human resources for health

International Health Regulations (2005)

Leprosy elimination

Malaria and leishmaniasis

Maternal and child health

Noncommunicable diseases

Polio Eradication Initiative

Primary health care

Tobacco Free Initiative

Key health-related statistics

Population (000s)	26 500
Health expenditure (% of GDP)	8
Adult (15+) literacy rate (%)	27
Primary health care centres per 10 000 population	0.8
Life expectancy at birth (2010)	62

Source: Country statistical profiles (2011)

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Millennium Development Goals

Progress towards health-related MDGs

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

WHO collaboration

Country Cooperation Strategy 2009–2013 [pdf 454 kb]

Dr Ahmed Shadoul WHO Representative

Ministry of Public Health

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WHO Afghanistan

WHO Representative
UNOCA Compound, Jalalabad Road
Pul-e-Charkhi
Kabul

Afghanistan WHO headquarters page

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