Health

KABUL (Pajhwok): People and some social media users consider chloroquine as a cure for coronavirus while medical experts say the drug is not only ineffective in treating the…

Features and Investigative Reports Health Abortions, miscarriages up last year, say specialists KABUL (Pajhwok): Gynecologists have reported a surge in miscarriages in the last solar year, saying some…

Health 25 motorcycles distributed to vaccinators in Ghor FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Local officials in western Ghor province say the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA) organization has distributed 25 motorcycles…

Health Dr. Ghayur performs 185 successful surgeries KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced that Dr. Abdul Ghafar Ghayur, a plastic surgeon, has performed nearly 190…

Health 31 students complete midwifery training in Kandahar KABUL (Pajhwok): Over 30 students have completed midwifery education training provided by the UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in…

Health Kunduz residents complain about lack of medicines in civil hospital KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): A number of residents of northern Kunduz province are complaining about lack of medicines…

Health Some Nuristan health workers unpaid from past one year PARON (Pajhwok): Public health staff members in eastern Nuristan province have accused AHEAD NGO for not paying their…

Features and Investigative Reports Health Snus is addictive and affects health, say doctors KABUL (Pajhwok): As the use of snus or Naswar is on the rise among people…

Health Complaints about lack of medicines in Badghis hospitals rejected QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A number of patient attendants in western Badghis province have complained about poor health services, particularly…

Health Medicines distribution to 77 Maidan Wardak health centres kicks off MAIDAN SHAHAR (Pajhwok): The distribution process of medicines worth 50 million afghanis to 77 health centres in…