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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
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...
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
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
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
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
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...
USAID, Italy and WHO strengthen health sector on gender-based violence
The gender-based violence treatment protocol for health care providers was launched in 2014To commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based Violence campaign, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Italian Development Cooperation and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced their partnership to...
New assessment highlights gaps in health service provision in Afghanistan
HPRO presented the assessment findings in Kabul6 December 2015 KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health launched the findings of an assessment highlighting the current challenges faced by health facilities in order to improve health care services for all Afghans. The assessment findings were presented in a forum in Kabul attended by over 70...
More investment needed for HIV/AIDS prevention and response to ensure life-saving treatments reach the most vulnerable
World AIDS Day was marked today at the Ministry of Public Health in KabulKABUL 1 December 2015 - The Ministry of Public Health, together with WHO and key partners, marked World AIDS Day at an event held in Kabul today in the presence of Government representatives, civil society organizations and UN partners committed to halting the HIV epidemic...
