Features and Investigative Reports Health Patients not properly cared at Balkh hospital’s gynecology ward MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A number of residents of northern Balkh province say they are not…
Health Security & Crime 72 illegal pharmacies closed in Kabul City KABUL (Pajhwok): Over 70 pharmacies closed in the capital Kabul due to the lack of pharmacists and…
Health More than 700,000 people commit suicide annually: WHO KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Health Organization (WHO) on the World Suicide Prevent Day says that more than 700,000 people…
Health Patient visits to Logar public hospitals doubles PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The number of patients visiting public-sector hospitals in central Logar province has doubled, officials say. Dr. Siddiqullah Stanikzai,…
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan is facing an upsurge in Covid-19 cases as the disease infected more than 11,700 people in about two months and claimed 26 lives in the…
Health Swedish Committee: Orthopedic patients’ number grows in Balkh MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Swedish Committee officials say about 9,000 people visited their orthopedic and disabled treatment center in northern Balkh…
Health Hundreds of malnourished infants hospitalized in Farah last month FARAH (Pajhwok): A total of 450 malnourished children were hospitalized for treatment in western Farah province during the…
Health Reconstruction Uruzgan: UAE funded health centre’s construction work completed TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Work on a United Arab Emirates (UAE) funded health centre in the Dihraud district of central…
Business & Economics Health Screening center at Torkham to prevent import of diseases JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A screening center is being established in Torkham town to prevent infectious diseases…
Health Thousands of cows infected with lumpy skin disease in Kandahar KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Lumpy skin disease is spreading rapidly in southern Kandahar province and so far 15,000…