For every 100 hospitalized patients, at least 7 in developed and 10 in developing countries will acquire a health care-associated infection. Among critically-ill and vulnerable patients in intensive care units, that figure rises to around 30 per 100.Kabul, 29 May 2013 – The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, with the financial and...

WHO is committed to supporting Afghanistan’s national malaria and leishmaniasis control programme by moving from the implementation of single interventions to a more systematic and country-based approach in programme activities.Kabul, April 30, 2013 – The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan celebrated World Malaria Day 2013 in Kabul on 30...

Vaccines are very safe. While better hygiene, hand washing and clean water help protect people from infectious diseases, many infections can spread regardless of how clean we are.Kabul, 21 April 2013 – Afghanistan, as part of the global community, celebrated the fourth Vaccination Week in Afghanistan on 21April 2013, under the theme of “Stop...

The Global Fund has developed a new funding model that will allow it to invest more strategically, engage implementers and partners more effectively and achieve greater global impact14 April 2013, Kabul –Mr Luca Occhini, the Regional Manager of the Global Fund, will be leading a high-level delegation to Afghanistan from 19 to 21 April 2013. Mr...

World TB Day 2013 being celebrated in Afghanistan under the slogan Stop TB in My LifetimeKabul, 24 March 2013 – World TB Day was commemorated today across Afghanistan. Afghanistan is among the 22 high TB burden countries of the world. In 2012 alone, there were 29 400 cases detected and 13 000 lives lost due to TB. This year, World TB Day was...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...