Kabul, 26 July 2021 – Earlier today, WHO received a shipment of 500 oxygen concentrators procured in response to the critical shortage of oxygen for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Afghanistan. The shipment worth US$ 800 000, arrived by way of WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai was handed over to the Ministry of Public Health for distribution among COVID-19...

Kabul, Afghanistan, 9 July 2021 – Today, Afghanistan received 1.48 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine through the COVAX Facility.  This delivery is the first of 2 shipments of a total of 3 312 100 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine allocated to Afghanistan through the COVAX Facility, with the remaining doses set to arrive later this month.  The...

7 July 2021 – Almost a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, Afghanistan is grappling with a substantial third wave with cases continuing to rise across the country. In response to mounting needs, the European Union (EU) Delegation in Kabul donated €15 million to support WHO’s efforts to tackle and mitigate the health and socioeconomic...

22 June 2021 – WHO has trained trauma specialists from  5 of the major hospitals across Afghanistan as part of its efforts to strengthen mass casualty management in the country. The 5-day training is the first step towards building a coherent trauma care system that aligns the knowledge and skills of Afghani doctors and nurses with international...

15 June 2021 - An aircraft carrying 39 tonnes of emergency health, cholera, and trauma kits donated by the Russian Government landed in Kabul today to support the strengthening and maintenance of essential health services in Afghanistan.  The shipment contains 100 emergency health kits, enough to serve the various health needs of 200 000 people for...

15 June 2021 – An aircraft carrying 39 tonnes of emergency health, cholera, and trauma kits donated by the Government of the Russian Federation landed in Kabul today to support the strengthening and maintenance of essential health services in Afghanistan.  The shipment contains 100 emergency health kits, enough to serve the various health needs of 200...

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,...