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 best...

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 14 to 17 June 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...

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), Gavi,...

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,...

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...