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Kabul Cyclists Race To Say No To Drugs

  Kabul Cyclists Race To Say No To Drugs Tolo News 6/29/2018 At least 50 cyclists attended a 70-kilometer cycling race from Kabul to Parwan province in an attempt to support Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics efforts. Massoud Amiri from Kabul got the first position in the competition. Mohammad Hanif and Ahmad Mirzaee got the second and third […]

June 29, 2018 · admin · No Comments
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Afghan Cricket Team distributes Polio vaccines to children

On April 9, 2018, the Afghan National Cricket team vaccinated children with a polio vaccine in Afghanistan during this campaign. At 0:59 in the video, you can see cricket players, Mirwais Ashraf and Javed Ahmadi, administering the vaccine into a child’s mouth. Afghan National cricket team players vaccinated number of children with anti Polio vaccine […]

April 12, 2018 · admin · No Comments
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Maternal mortality rates declined from 1100 to 396 in Afghanistan: WB

Khaama Press: Citing the United Nations estimates, [a] World Bank report states that maternal mortality rates (MMR) declined from 1,100 to 396 deaths per 100,000 live births from 2000 to 2015. The report finds that such health gains have been made possible by expanded frontline health services and a stronger health system. Click here to read more […]

March 8, 2018 · admin · No Comments
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Afghan president launches construction of highway in Badghis province

Xinhua: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday inaugurated the construction of Qaisar-Laman highway, an essential road that connects the countries’ western region to northern provinces.   The first and second phase of 82 km of the total 233 km highway is expected to be completed within the next two and half years. Click here to read […]

December 10, 2017 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Health News, Reconstruction and Development

100-bed neurosurgery hospital built by UAE inaugurated in Kabul

1TV: A 100-bed hospital was inaugurated in Kabul on Saturday for treatment of patients with neurological disease. The hospital, said to be biggest of its kind in the capital, is inaugurated as 71,000 cases of neurosurgery are recorded in Afghanistan each year, according to health officials. Click here to read more (external link).

April 15, 2017 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development

Construction work of Sardar Daud Khan Hospital completed: MUDH

1TV: The construction work of 400-bed Hospital in Kabul has been completed, officials said Sunday. The hospital is the main treatment center for wounded Afghan soldiers and its most parts were damaged following a deadly attack on March 8. “We were able to successfully reconstruct the hospital within three weeks through government budget, and now it […]

April 2, 2017 · admin · No Comments
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First specialized surgical center for cardiac deformities established in Kabul

1TV: The Ministry of Public Health has established the first specialized surgical center for pediatric, newborn cardiac deformities at the Indira Gandhi Child Health Hospital in Kabul. The center was established with financial support from Italy, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Click here to read more (external link).

March 26, 2017 · admin · No Comments
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Afghan brothers create mine-hunting drone

Two Afghan brothers, Massoud and Mahmud Hassani, have created a low-cost drone, called the Mine Kafon Drone to detect and destroy mines in Afghanistan. Each year, mines kill thousands of people in Afghanistan. The two brothers are not new to the mine destroying business. Three years ago, they had invented a dandelion puffball called the “Mine […]

July 23, 2016 · admin · No Comments
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US announces $37.9 million to improve Afghanistan’s Health Care

P. Michael McKinley, the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan today announced that the American government via it’s USAID (United States Agency for International Development) program will provide $37.9 million to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health deals with all matters concerning the health of Afghanistan’s population. The money will be […]

January 26, 2016 · admin · No Comments
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Cardiac Surgery Center Opens In Kabul

Tolo News: Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz on Saturday inaugurated a cardiac surgery center for adults at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul. The minister said the unit is a vital step towards improving the healthcare services in Afghanistan. “We hope that this center will treat the cardiac patients and prevent […]

October 31, 2015 · admin · No Comments
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May 15, 2015 Round Up: Good News Reports from Afghan Media

According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), the European Union (EU) is expected to lift a long-held ban on Afghan aviation services by the end of 2015. Once the ban is lifted, various Afghan airlines will be able to fly to European destinations. – Tolo News A cultural center will be built […]

May 15, 2015 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Cultural Heritage, Health News, Human Rights, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

More trees and less plastic bags

Various pollution reduction campaigns and initiatives are currently in process in order to improve the environmental conditions in Afghanistan. For example, a tree plantation drive is currently in process in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul. According to a report yesterday (February 25, 2015) from the Bakhtar News Agency (BNA), a campaign is underway to plant one […]

February 26, 2015 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Environmental Issues, Health News