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Afghanistan
Four-Day Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins Across 20 Afghanistan Provinces
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced the launch of the second sub-national polio vaccination campaign of 2026, targeting more than 8.3 million children under the age of five across 20 provinces. According to the ministry, the campaign…
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Afghanistan Opens Advanced Drug and Food Laboratory in Herat
DID Press: Ministry of Public Health of Taliban says it has purchased advanced laboratory equipment worth nearly $5 million to upgrade the drug and food quality testing facility in western Herat. Health officials in Herat said the newly acquired equipment…
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$641,000 Deal Signed to Boost Healthcare in Nangarhar and Laghman
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced the signing of a $641,808 contract with the “OPHEA” organization to improve and expand healthcare services in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman. According to the ministry, the objective of…
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Five Senior Taliban Officials Detained Over Corruption
DID Press: Five senior officials close to Taliban Ministry of Public Health, including Noorullah Darwish, have been arrested by Taliban intelligence on charges of administrative corruption. Sources indicate that these individuals are under investigation for cases involving abuse of authority.…
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Afghanistan Closes 84 Private Health Facilities in Kapisa, Kabul Over Violations
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health announced the closure of 84 private health centers and pharmacies in Kapisa and Kabul provinces due to violations of health regulations, price gouging, and operation without qualified personnel. During the past month, extensive…
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Taliban Mobilizes Emergency Medical Aid after Balkh–Samangan Quake
DID Press: Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health announced that all necessary resources have been mobilized to provide urgent medical assistance to those injured in recent earthquake in Balkh and Samangan provinces. Officials say the treatment of injured people is underway…
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Over 97,000 Deaths in Afghanistan Linked to Contaminated Food
DID Press: Afghanistan’s acting Ministry of Public Health has reported that more than 97,000 people have died this year due to consumption of unsafe food, highlighting a growing food safety crisis across the country. According to official ministry data, hospitals…
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Caretaker Government Launches Oversight of Private Health Centers
DID Press: Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan’s caretaker government has launched an official inspection campaign targeting private health facilities across the country. The initiative aims to verify the qualifications and documentation of medical personnel, under the direction of the…
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Afghanistan
100 New COVID-19 cases Surfaced in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Monday that 478 suspicious coronavirus cases have been tested in the laboratories during the past 24 hours, in which, 96 cases turned out positive.
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