KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health and the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are warning that urgent action is needed to curb excessive use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials or the world risks returning to an era before the discovery of these medicine

KABUL - On World TB Day, health officials in Afghanistan are calling the disease one of the country’s greatest public health threats. Afghanistan ranks among the 22 high-burden TB countries in the world.

KABUL - Ordinary Afghans continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing conflict in the country, says a United Nations report released today that points to a 15 per cent rise in the death toll last year and urges greater efforts by all parties to protect civilians.