31 March 2020 – Afghanistan as a country in conflict could be among one of the worst affected countries by the pandemic. Afghanistan reported the first person diagnosed with COVID-19 in late February. The individual, who has since been discharged from hospital, had recently visited Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the countries with the...

Oct 3, Kabul - A case of dengue fever has been confirmed through the National Public Health Laboratory and reported through the National Disease Surveillance and Response (NDSR) system in Afghanistan on 3 October. This is the first time the virus is detected in the country. The 21-year-old patient reported with travel history to India during the...

(Damages inside Zabul provincial hospital) (WHO supporting Zabul with emergency trauma kits) Oct 6, Zabul - WHO continues to provide critical healthcare needs after explosives were detonated outside the provincial hospital in Zabul, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2019. Zabul provincial hospital sustained heavy damages, with 15 people reportedly...

26 Sept, 2019 Kabul – We acknowledge and welcome the lifting of the ban on WHO activities in Afghanistan. Unhindered access to all areas is necessary to provide health services to those in need.  WHO is supporting health activities in all parts of Afghanistan, including primary health care, response to health emergencies, vaccination and polio eradication. Access to...

Afghanistan is one of the countries where mortality rates among mothers and children are still concerning high. There are many challenges when it comes to access to healthcare for women in this country. Twenty-nine-year-old Nooria, a resident of Nangarhar, had medical education but no work experience. After completing a WHO training, she is now running one of...

Kabul, 14 June 2019 - World Health Organization (WHO) supported the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of Afghanistan to commemorate the world blood donor day with a series of activities including laying the foundation stones for 2 blood banks, each in Jamhuriate Hospital and Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul. Additionally, MoPH and WHO organized...

Kabul, 31 May 2019 - On world #NoTobacco Day, WHO Afghanistan joined the WHO offices worldwide to announce its premises a smoke free environment to support the international campaign on #NoTobacco. Tobacco is a unique product that kills its consumers, yet the product is sold and bought worldwide in big volumes. On the other hand, the Afghan...

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...

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...

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...