Kabul Hospital Achieves First Successful Custom Jaw Implant in Afghanistan

The 400-bed Specialized Hospital of Martyr Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan in Kabul has successfully performed Afghanistan’s first lower jaw (mandible) reconstruction surgery using a custom implant. kabul 24: The patient, Abdul Salam from Helmand province, suffered a complete bone defect in the right side of his lower jaw seven years.

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First Polio Vaccination Campaign of 2026 Begins in Afghanistan

The spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health announced that the first polio vaccination campaign of 2026 has started today across 18 provinces. Kabul 24: This four-day nationwide drive aims to administer oral polio vaccine drops to approximately 7.3 million children under the age of five.Sharafat Zaman Amarkhel, spokesperson for.

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Breakthrough in Afghan Biotechnology: Young Researcher Develops High-Efficiency DNA/RNA Extraction Kit

A talented young Afghan scientist and researcher has successfully developed an innovative product that enables highly efficient and accurate extraction and purification of DNA and RNA from a wide range of clinical and environmental samples. Kabul 24: The formulation and optimization of this advanced kit were carried out under the.

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Afghan Neurosurgeon Performs First Functional Brain Surgery in Kabul

For the first time in Afghanistan, an Afghan neurosurgeon successfully performed a functional neurosurgery procedure at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Kabul. Kabul 24: The groundbreaking operation was carried out on a patient named Sabrullah from Baghlan province, who had suffered from severe, burning pain in his finger for years.Three years.

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India Donates Six Advanced Ambulances to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the Government of India has donated six advanced and fully equipped ambulances. Kabul 24: These vehicles, outfitted with modern medical equipment, will play a significant role in the rapid transfer of patients and the delivery of emergency health services. The official handover.

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Official Visit of Afghanistan’s Public Health Minister to India: A Step Toward Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation

Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, arrived in New Delhi on December 16, 2025, leading a high-level delegation at the official invitation of the Indian government. Kabul 24: This marks his first official visit to India and the third ministerial-level trip from.

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Why Chronic Stress Is Slowly Destroying Our Bodies

Two researchers, Colin Shaw and Daniel Longman, recently highlighted a crucial point in their analysis: the world is changing far faster than human biology can adapt—and this mismatch is seriously damaging our health. Kabul 24 – They explain that the human body evolved over hundreds of thousands of years for.

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Are we facing a silent epidemic?

I used to think that the most common health problem among women in Kabul was iron deficiency and the anemia caused by it, but my clinical experience over the past year has changed that perception. Kabul 24: Because almost every female patient for whom I ordered a vitamin D level.

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Sixth Anniversary of Dr. Nakamura’s Death: Leprosy Treatment Resumes in Eastern Afghanistan

December 4, 2025 marks the sixth anniversary of the death of Japanese physician Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, who devoted his entire life to helping the people of Afghanistan. Kabul 24: He was killed on December 4, 2019, along with four bodyguards and his driver, in an armed ambush in Jalalabad.On this.

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Air Quality and Mental Health: Is There a Link Between Air Pollution and Increased Suicides?

A study published in Nature Sustainability used long-term data and advanced statistical methods to examine the role of improved air quality in reducing suicide rates in China. Kabul 24: Key findings:Weekly worsening of air quality was associated with a 25% increase in completed suicides in the affected populations. Conversely, improvements.

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Feeling Stressed? Here Are 5 Simple, Science-Backed Ways to Take Back Control

Winter is coming, summer holidays already feel like a distant memory, and life has suddenly shifted into fifth gear again. Kabul 24: That abrupt return to the daily grind leaves most of us exhausted and overwhelmed.A little stress is actually useful—it keeps us sharp and focused. But when it spirals.

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India Ready to Establish Pharmaceutical and Spice Manufacturing Plants in Afghanistan

Kabul – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate has announced that India’s Spices Board, along with leading pharmaceutical companies, has expressed full readiness to jointly invest in and establish modern pharmaceutical and spice production factories in Afghanistan. kabul 24: The announcement came during a high-level meeting.

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