Kabul, 14 June 2021 – The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, together with WHO and UNICEF launched today, the third national polio immunization campaign, which will run from 14to 17June 2021. The campaign aims to reach approximately, 9.9 million children under the age of 5 across the country with polio vaccines along with Albendazole...

In March 2021, Dr Luo Dapeng was appointed as WHO Representative in Afghanistan. The country office is pleased to welcome Dr Luo who has been working in the field of international public health for over 20 years. He brings a wealth of experience in communicable disease prevention and control, country capacity-building for health security, health...

Setayesh, 4 years old. Jebrail, Enjil district, Herat province. Photo: Ramin Afshar/WHO Afghanistan Kabul, 29 March 2021 – The second national polio immunization campaign of 2021 was launched today by the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 9.9 million...

22 March 2020 – The Technical Advisory Group on Polio Eradication has concluded a 2-day session to review the polio eradication programme in Afghanistan, having heard presentations from the programme’s leadership at the national and provincial levels. For the second time, the meeting was convened virtually. Technical Advisory Group members,...

Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 March 2021 – Today, ahead of schools re-opening on 21 March, the Ministry of Public Health has prioritized teachers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine so that schools stay open, teachers stay safe and children keep learning. COVAX – a coalition of partners including the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI),...

Kabul, Afghanistan, 15 March, 2021 – The Government of Japan has pledged approximately US$ 1.8 million (187 million Japanese Yen) for a project to strengthen the response capacity for infectious diseases in Afghanistan. Mr Takahashi Yoshiaki, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan, and Dr David Lai, Representative, Officer in...

Kabul, Afghanistan, 8 March 2021 – Today, Afghanistan received COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. This is a historic step towards the goal of ensuring equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally, in what will be the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in...

Seven months since Afghanistan’s first COVID-19 case, women like Farida sustain the response. “I chose to continue to do public health awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. I wanted to help save people’s lives and continue to serve my people,” says Farida, a polio worker and volunteer for the COVID-19 response.  Seven months since the first...

3 February 2021 —The Government of Japan has announced its decisionto provide US$ 122.2 million to support humanitarian and developmentprogrammes in Afghanistan. Through this newdisbursement, sourced from Japan’s fiscal year 2020 supplementary budget,an array of humanitarian and development assistance projects will beconducted. This is a...

26 January, 2021 – The EU-Delegation in Kabul announced an additional support of 35 million euros to tackle the ongoing pandemic and mitigate its socioeconomic impacts in Afghanistan. Since the start of the pandemic, the EU has mobilized almost 147 million euros to address the immediate health crisis and provide humanitarian assistance to people in...