The sixth polio case is also reported from Nangarhar Province
Kabul, Afghanistan (27 September 2023): Unfortunately, one new WPV1 case from Khogyani district of Nangarhar province of east region is…
Nationwide polio vaccine campaign begins
Kabul, Afghanistan, (25 September 2023): The Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with international partners, today launched the third National…
Nationwide polio vaccine campaign begins
Kabul, 21 August 2023: The Ministry of Public Health of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in collaboration with international partners,…
MoPH condemns the senseless killing of the polio workers in Kunduz and Takhar provinces
Yesterday, eight polio workers, four of them women, were killed by unknown gunmen in separate attacks in in Kunduz and…
Eradicating polio isn’t an easy task
PAKTIA, Afghanistan 20th December 2021- On the snowy mountainous ranges of Paktia Province, southeast of Afghanistan, polio workers Qari Samiullah…
First polio vaccination campaign for 2022 underway
The first national polio immunization campaign for 2022 begins thisweek, 17-20 January 2022 targeting 9.9 million children aged 0–59 months…
Technical Advisory Group convenes to review the Afghanistan polio program
Afghanistan, Kabul: 22 March 2021 – The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) met to review and discuss polio eradication progress in Afghanistan.…
World Polio Day
KABUL, Afghanistan, 24 October 2019 – As the world commemorates the World Polio Day, the Ministry of Public Health, UNICEF,…
UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases GENEVA/ NEW YORK,…
Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, UNICEF takes services closer to the children and women in Afghanistan
UNICEF takes services closer to the children and women in Afghanistan HELMAND, Afghanistan, June 6, 2020 – In a strategic move to…