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Vaccination crucial during polio “high season”; over 4.3 million children to be immunized

Vaccination crucial during polio “high season”; over 4.3 million children to be immunized

Kabul, 25 July 2016 – The Ministry of Public Health, with the support of WHO and UNICEF, will hold concurrent vaccination campaigns in July and August to vaccinate around 4.3 million children under the age of 5 against polio. These vaccinations are particularly important for children because the months between May and October are Afghanistan’s high...

Expert group commends Afghanistan’s progress in polio eradication

Expert group commends Afghanistan’s progress in polio eradication

WHO Representative Dr Richard Peeperkorn delivers his opening remarks at the TAG meetingKabul 17 July 2016 - The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on polio eradication convened in Kabul to review Afghanistan’s progress in polio eradication, provide recommendations for intensifying efforts to stop the circulation of wild poliovirus by the end of...

Giving blood to give life: More voluntary blood donations needed to meet demand

Giving blood to give life: More voluntary blood donations needed to meet demand

Mir Yaqoob donated blood in KabulKabul 3 July 2016 - Afghanistan is facing blood shortages during the holy month of Ramadan as fewer people are donating blood. The Ministry of Public Health, with the support of WHO, is organizing blood collection drives in Kabul to ensure sufficient blood supplies in the country’s hospitals. “Before Ramadan...

Zahra works to secure a polio-free Afghanistan

Zahra works to secure a polio-free Afghanistan

Zahra works with the polio vaccination teams in Nangarhar province27 June 2016 – Zahra (name changed), a polio campaign monitor from Nangarhar province, is one of the heroes of the polio eradication effort, dedicating her work to ensuring that every child receives 2 drops of the polio vaccine during every single campaign round. Her work is not...

National polio immunization campaign aims to vaccinate over 9 million children

National polio immunization campaign aims to vaccinate over 9 million children

A young girl has her finger marked with ink to show she has received the polio vaccineKabul 16 May 2016 – The Ministry of Public Health, with the support of WHO and UNICEF, launched a national campaign today to vaccinate every child under the age of 5 against polio in Afghanistan. The immunization campaign will run throughout Afghanistan for 4 days...

The final frontier in polio eradication

The final frontier in polio eradication

This World Immunization Week, the global goal of polio eradication is closer than ever, although more needs to be done to deliver a world free from the disease.   Children are vaccinated against polio at the Spinboldak border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Photo credit: WHO/J. Jalali 28 April 2016 – WHO's World Immunization Week 2016 kicked...

Accelerated efforts needed to close the immunization gap in Afghanistan: life-saving vaccines must reach everyone

Accelerated efforts needed to close the immunization gap in Afghanistan: life-saving vaccines must reach everyone

Deputy Minister of Public Health H.E. Dr Ahmad Jan Naeem delivers a speech at the Immunization Week launch in KabulKabul 25 APRIL 2016 – World Immunization Week was launched today in Afghanistan at an event attended by H.E. Minister of Public Health Dr Ferozuddin Feroz and key national and international partners supporting immunization...

Diabetes affects the health and well-being of millions of Afghans – a growing epidemic

Diabetes affects the health and well-being of millions of Afghans – a growing epidemic

Deputy Minister of Public Health Dr Ahmad Jan Naeem presents a certificate to Angila who won a WHO art contest on diabetesKabul 10 April 2016 – The Ministry of Public Health and World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated annual World Health Day at an event held in Kabul today, highlighting a dramatic rise in diabetes cases and calling for...

Leading Islamic scholars pledge their support for polio eradication in Afghanistan

Leading Islamic scholars pledge their support for polio eradication in Afghanistan

Over 100 Islamic scholars attended the conference in KabulInfluential Islamic scholars declared their support for accelerating polio eradication in Afghanistan and called on all parents to vaccinate their children under the age of 5 during all polio vaccination campaigns. The call was made in a declaration issued by the Ulama (religious...

The Ministry of Public Health and UN partners call for greater efforts to step up gender equality

The Ministry of Public Health and UN partners call for greater efforts to step up gender equality

Midwife Tamana works at a WHO-supported health centre in a camp for internally displaced persons in Kabul9 March 2016, Kabul – The Ministry of Public Health, together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners, celebrated International Women’s Day at an event held in Kabul today. Ministry...

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