Health

Health Ex-defence minister Shah Nawaz Tanai dies at 72 KABUL (Pajhwok): Former defence minister of Shah Nawaz Tanai has died at a hospital in the capital of Pakistan.…

Features and Investigative Reports Health Families of malnourished children seek govt support KABUL (Pajhwok): Families of malnourished children call on donor agencies and the government to save their…

FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): A number of people who survived coronavirus in Ghor and Kabul provinces say the virus had a devastating effect on their bodies and minds. Meanwhile, experts…

Health 37 tonnes of expired medicines, food items torched in Balkh MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Officials of the Public Health Department of northern Balkh province said on Sunday they torched…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Social media users say gargling with lukewarm saltwater is effective in treating the coronavirus, but health experts say it has not yet been proven. After the…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Health experts reject social media claims that garlic is effective in treating the coronavirus, with some saying that false claims have created misperceptions among the masses.…

Health Security & Crime MoPH condemns killing of polio vaccinators KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Friday condemned the killing of eight polio vaccinators in…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some social media users and Kabul residents say ambergris smoke is good for curing Covid-19, while doctors call it harmful and urge people to visit hospital…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Medical experts deny reports that the Omicron sub-strain (Omicron BA.2) is the most contagious variant of Covid-19 in the world, saying the issue has not been…

Health Mother-child health: Mobile health service kicks off in Paktia GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A mobile team health service to serve mother-child health kicked off in five districts of southeastern…