Officials at Badakhshan’s Public Health Department say the local administration of the province, in cooperation with National Procurement Authority, has purchased 10 ambulances and transferred them to the province to improve health services. Badakhshan’s Public Health Director Dr. Noor Khawari said the ambulances had been procured from Covid budget after needs assessment at a cost […]

Officials of Samangan Public Health Department have reported the collection of expired foodstuffs and substandard non-alcoholic beverages. Dr. Abdul Khalil Rasouli, Head of Environmental Health Committee at Samangan Public Health Department, told Bawar that they have collected more than 2 tons of substandard food and non-alcoholic beverages from shops in Aybak, which will soon be […]

A number of Sheberghan residents complained of an increase in substandard medicines and preset prescriptions by physicians. They stated that despite paying a lot of money for medicines, they are not effective and cause problems for patients. They called on authorities to pay attention to this issue and take practical measures. Abdul Ghaffar Khoshiwal, Public […]

Officials of Baghlan Public Health Department say that the number of tuberculosis cases has increased in the province compared to last year. Dr. Ghulam Mohiuddin Homayoni, provincial head of TB control in Baghlan’s Public Health Department, said in celebration of World TB Day that in 2019, about 1,800 TB cases were registered in the province, […]

Public health officials say that the number of Leishmaniasis cases in Badakhshan has dropped significantly following an increase in treatment units for the disease. Enayatullah Shahram, Head of Leishmaniasis-Malaria Ward at the Public Health Department of Badakhshan, told Bawar that out of a total of 1,417 Leishmaniasis cases registered with the department, 1,165 had been […]

Public health officials in Badakhshan say their assessment of people’s access to safe food shows that nearly 82 percent of the province’s residents, especially those in remote districts, do not have access to safe food. Increase in food insecurity is a serious concern that threatens the health of many in the province, especially mothers and […]

Vaccine roll-out for the coronavirus began in Sarepul this morning with administration of the first dose to provincial Public Health Director. Out of 500,000 doses of vaccine assisted by India, 6,980 doses have been sent to Sarepul. 500 doses will be given to Afghan security forces and the remaining will be administered to provincial health […]

Ambulance services of Baghlan’s Public Health Department was inaugurated and put into operation this morning to deal with emergencies. Dr. Mohibullah Habib, Director of Public Health Department said three ambulances equipped with professional staff will serve residents of Baghlan 24/7 from now on. Ambulance services department has 32 ambulances in Baghlan, 3 of which operate […]

A water supply network in Baghlan-e Markazi district has been put into operation by the province’s Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department. Rasool Irfan, head of the department, said the network, which has a deep well, a 40-cubic-meter water storage, 240 faucets and 26 solar panels, was commissioned in the village of Maslehat Tappa in Baghlan-e […]

Twenty-eight health centers have remained closed since October last year due to security threats and lack of salaries for health workers in parts of Samangan province. Dr. Abdul Khalil Mosadiq, Samangan’s Director of Public Health, told Bawar that they tried hard to reopen the centers, but to no avail. He hoped the centers would be […]