Health
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Afghan Minister Appreciates Iran’s Sincere Cooperation in Health and Medical Services
DIDPess: We appreciate Iran’s sincere cooperation in the field of health and medical services and hope similar projects will be carried out in other provinces as well, said Noor Jalal Jalali, Public Health Minister of the interim government in Afghanistan,…
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2 Dead and Dozens Sick; Humanitarian Crisis at the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
DIDPress: Local sources report a humanitarian crisis at the Chaman-Spīn Bōldak border crossing. Following an intense heatwave and severe overcrowding at the Chaman-Spīn Bōldak border, two travelers have died, and numerous women and children have fallen ill due to deteriorating…
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Women and Children in Bamyan Deprived of Basic Healthcare Services
DIDPress: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has expressed deep concern over the healthcare situation in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, in a recently published report, stating that thousands of people—particularly pregnant women and children—are deprived of the most basic medical services.…
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Children Lives at Stake as Poverty, Hunger Grip Afghanistan
DIDPress: World Food Programme (WFP) announced that over four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are suffering from severe malnutrition – an alarming statistic that raises serious concerns about the future health of upcoming generations. The UN-affiliated agency recently warned…
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Afghanistan Mandates Use of Locally Produced Medicines
DIDPress: All government institutions in Afghanistan are now required to use domestically produced medicines, announced the Taliban government. Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, said “the use of high-quality local medicines in government agencies has been made…
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WFP’s New Scandal: Substandard Food Aid and Faulty Medical Kits Sent to Afghanistan
In a shocking revelation, Afghan public health authorities have accused the World Food Programme (WFP) of shipping approximately 6,750 metric tons of low-quality and unusable "Super Cereal" food aid to Afghanistan.
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