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One or more at a time: building infectious disease wards in hospitals in different provinces across Afghanistan
May, 2019 - after Kandahar, another infectious disease ward construction is complete in Jawzjan Province by MoPH with support of WHO Afghanistan. Dedicated wards to hinder infections from spreading are vital in hospitals. Afghanistan has a high volume of patients with transferable diseases both infectious and communicable diseases and outbreaks. Infectious...
Afghan children learning to paint at the Aschiana Foundation paint Primary Health Care
Every year on the occasion of World Health Day (WHD), WHO across the Asia and the Pacific Region, which includes Afghanistan, organizes an art competition for school children aged 8 to 18 years. The aim is to raise children’s awareness on different health topics. For 2019 the focus of the WHD was primary health care. WHO Afghanistan worked with...
Ulemas from Afghanistan and Pakistan come together to discuss polio eradication both countries
Muscat, 14 April 2019 – Prominent ulemas from Afghanistan and Pakistan gathered in Muscat, Oman, with support of the Islamic Advisory Group to discuss issues surrounding polio vaccination in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the light of Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). During the two days numerous issues relating to polio...
Statement regarding temporary ban of WHO activities in Afghanistan
12 April 2019 – We are deeply concerned that the temporary ban will negatively impact delivery of health services to affected populations. Unhindered access to all areas is necessary to provide health services to those in need. WHO has been supporting health activities in all parts of Afghanistan, including primary health care, response to health...
Around 9.3 million children to be vaccinated in first round of polio campaign in 2019
Kabul, 1 April, 2019 – The first round of polio national immunization days began on 1 April 2019 in Afghanistan. The 5-day campaign will target over 9.3 million children under-5 years of age in all of Afghanistan’s provinces, except Bamiyan, Daikundi and Ghor provinces due to bad weather. During the campaign about 8.4 million children aged...
اظهارات سازمان صحی جهان در رابطه به ممنوعیت موقت فعالیت های این اداره در افغانستان
اظهارات سازمان صحی جهان در رابطه به ممنوعیت موقت فعالیت های این اداره در افغانستان ۲۳ حمل ۱۳۹۸ (۱۲ اپریل ۲۰۱۹) - ما بسیار زیاد نگران هستیم که ممنوعیت موقت فعالیتهای سازمان صحی جهان سبب تاثیرات منفی روی عرضه خدمات صحی به مردم اسیب پذیر در افغانستان خواهد شد. دسترسی بدون ممنوعیت به تمام مناطق کشور جهت ارایه خدمات صحی به افراد نیازمند ضروری میباشد. سازمان صحی جهان در تمام نقاط افغانستان از...
د نړیوالی روغتیا اداری په فعالیتونو باندی د موقت بندیز په اړه د دغه اداری څرګندونی
د نړیوالی روغتیا اداری په فعالیتونو باندی د موقت بندیز په اړه د دغه اداری څرګندونی د ۱۳۹۸ کال د وری میاشتی ۲۳مه (د ۲۰۱۹ کال د اپریل د میاشتی ۱۲مه) - موږ ډیر زیات اندیښمن یو چې د نړیوالی روغتیا اداری په فعالیتونو باندی موقت بندیز به د افغانستان اړو وګړو ته د روغتیایی خدمتونو په رسونه ناوړه اغیره وکړی. ټولو اړو وګړو ته د روغتیا یی اسانتیاو د برابرولو لپاره اړینه ده چی بی له کوم خنډه د هیواد ټولو سیمو ته...
Aryana Saeed, famous Afghan pop singer nominated as Cancer Goodwill Ambassador for Afghanistan
On the World Cancer Day Commemoration, Aryana Saeed, the famous Afghan pop singer and women’s rights activist was nominated as the cancer goodwill ambassador for Afghanistan by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health. Dr Ferozuddin Feroz Minister of Public Health and Aryana Saeed signed the agreement, which makes Aryana Saeed the goodwill ambassador...
WHO Director-General visits Afghanistan, meets the Minister of Public Health and calls for continued efforts on polio eradication and health financing
5 January 2019, Kabul – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with His Excellency Dr Ferozuddin Feroz at the Ministry of Public Health on the first day of his two-day visit to Afghanistan and commended the progress made in public health services in a challenging context. He called for the country and...
The UN family reaffirms its commitment to zero tolerance for violence against women and girls by illuminating the Queen’s Palace in Babur Garden in orange
Kabul, 11 December 2018 – Orange is the colour for a world with zero tolerance for violence against women and girls. On 10 December 2018, the United Nations (UN) in Afghanistan, after marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, lit the Queen’s Palace in Babur Garden in orange from 17:00 to 20:00 to...
