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National immunization days, 10–12 March 2013
The forthcoming national immunization days against polio in Afghanistan are scheduled to take place between 10 and 12 March 2013. During this round approximately 8.2 million children below the age of five will receive oral polio vaccine. More than 60 000 volunteers, supervisors, district coordinators, social mobilizers, community health workers,...
Training on rabies prevention and control
An estimated 55 000 people die annually from rabiesKabul, 25 February 2013 – The communicable disease, surveillance and response programme of WHO Afghanistan, in collaboration with the Communicable Diseases Control Directorate (CDC) of the Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan, are planning to conduct training sessions on the prevention and...
First World Cancer Day in Afghanistan
Kabul, 6 February 2013– The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with WHO, the Afghan Society Against Cancer, the Afghanistan National Public Health Association, Kabul Medical University and the Organization for Health Promotion and Management commemorated World Cancer Day for the first time in Afghanistan on 6 February 2013. H.E. Dr...
Completion of first national in-services training programme
7 January 2013, Kabul – The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan with assistance from partners (United States Agency for International Development, UNICEF, WHO, United Nations Population Fund, Jhpiego Health Services Support Project) organized a one-day ceremony to distribute completion certificates to the in-service trainees on 7 January...
Country accountability roadmap on maternal, newborn, and child health in Afghanistan
The targets of MDG 4 and 5 are to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, respectivelyThe Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan organized a 2-day national workshop on the country accountability roadmap on maternal, newborn and child health in Afghanistan. The main objectives of this workshop are to provide orientation to key country...
First interministerial task force on polio eradication, 11 December 2012
The first interministerial task force on polio eradication was held on 11 December 2012. The meeting was chaired by Dr Najia Tariq, Deputy Minister of Public Health, and attended by Dr Faizullah Kakar, Advisor to the President on Health and Education and National Focal Point for Polio Eradication, representatives from donors, line ministries, WHO...
A deceased polio team member is honoured
H. E. Dr Faizullah Kakar, Advisor to the President on Health, Dr Najia Tariq, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Dr Taufiq Mashal, General Director Preventive Medicine, Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General for Polio and Dr Ahmed F. Shadoul, WHO Representative for Afghanistan, present the certificate to the family of Rafiq AhmadThe late...
WHO Regional Director Dr Alwan visits WHO Afghanistan's country office, 26–27 November
Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and Dr Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General WHO headquarters, will visit Afghanistan from 26–27 November 2012. The main objective of this visit is to attend meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Poliomyelitis Eradication in Afghanistan. Prior to the TAG meeting,...
WHO donates two ambulances to Afghanistan's National Blood Safety and Transfusion Services
WHO has donated two fully equipped ambulances to the Afghanistan National Blood Safety and Transfusion Services on 15 November 2012. These vans will support the drive for blood donation services in Afghanistan. Ministry of Public Health and WHO signed a memorandum of understanding in a ceremony which was attended by Ministry officials and the media....
Second nationwide measles campaign to take place in November
WHO Afghanistan joins the national immunization programme to launch a second nationwide measles vaccination campaign in November. This campaign will target 18 provinces and reach approximately 5 million children (nine months–10 years); thus ensuring a country-wide outreach: last July, more than 6 million received measles vaccine in the other 16...
