Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Public Health
Nativename:(وزارت صحت عامه افغانستان
Pushto; Pashto: د افغانستان د عامې روغتیا وزارت)
Picture Caption:Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Jurisdiction:Government of Afghanistan
Headquarters:Charahi-e-Masoud, Airport Road Kabul, Afghanistan
Minister1 Name:Maulawi Noor Jalal
Deputyminister2 Name:Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi
Deputyminister3 Name:Maulvi Mohammad Ishaq[1]
Website:http://moph.gov.af/en

Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (وزارت صحت عامه افغانستان, Pushto; Pashto: د افغانستان د عامې روغتیا وزارت) is the ministry of the government of Afghanistan which deals with matters concerning the health of Afghanistan's population. the acting minister of Health was Dr. Wahid Majrooh until Taliban Takeover of Kabul.[2] [3] The Ministry of Public Health provides an annual report to inform the public of advancements in Afghanistan's health sector.[4]

The ministry

Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the Ministry of Health, along with the World Health Organization and other technical partners and donors reconstructed the health sector. At the time, at least 70%[5] of the Afghan population was dependent on health services provided by the international community. Almost six million Afghans had no or very little access to medical care. In addition, 50 of the country's 330 districts had no health facilities whatsoever.

The goal of the ministry is to develop the health sector to improve the health of the people of Afghanistan, especially women and children, through implementing the basic package of health services (BPHS) and the essential package of hospital services (EPHS) as the standard, agreed-upon minimum of health care to be provided at each level of the health system. It wants to reduce the high levels of mortality and morbidity by:

Ministers

NameTermNotes
Kubra Noorzai1965–1969First female minister in Afghanistan.
between 1996 and 1999 Acting, under Muhammed Omar
between 1996 and 2001 under Muhammed Omar
between 1996 and 2001Deputy minister, under Muhammed Omar
Suhayla Seddiqi2001–2004
Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi2004–2010Was renominated in 2010 but did not receive approval from the Wolesi Jirga.
Suraya Dalil2010–2014Initially did not receive approval from the Afghan Parliament and was appointed acting minister before being confirmed in 2012.
Ferozuddin Feroz2015–2019Received formal approval from the Afghanistan Parliament and became the official confirmed minister.
Ahmad Jawad OsmaniMay - December 2020Received formal approval from the Afghanistan parliament but was quickly forcefully ousted by then president Ashraf Ghani on corruption charges of the ministry employees.
Wahid MajroohJanuary 2021-September 2021[7] Acting minister of health
Qalandar IbadSeptember 2021 – May 2024[8] Acting minister of health
Maulawi Noor JalalMay 2024 - present[9] Acting minister of health

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: د عامې روغتیا وزارت د مالي او اداري مرستیال د ملي پراختیا ادارې له استازي سره وکتل | د عامې روغتیا وزارت. moph.gov.af.
  2. Web site: Minister's Biography . Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan . November 28, 2014.
  3. Web site: Dalil, Soraya . Afghan Biographies Database . 2014-10-01 . November 28, 2014.
  4. Web site: Annual Report - Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan . moph.gov.af . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924060153/http://moph.gov.af/en/documents/category/annual-report . 2013-09-24.
  5. http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-se0993.html US Embassy website
  6. Web site: Vision for Health 2005-2015. Ministry of Health. 20 March 2012.
  7. https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2021/09/12/helseminister-i-afghanistan-ber-norge-opprettholde-bistanden/. Dagsavisen. Retrieved 12 September 2021. "Han er den eneste statsråden fra Ashraf Ghanis avsatte regjering som fortsatt møter på jobb i Kabul" ["He is the only minister from the Ashraf Ghani Cabinet, that still shows up at work in Kabul"]
  8. Web site: The Taliban Announce Remaining Cabinet Members. 21 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Taliban Dismisses Physician from Health Ministry, Appoints Cleric Instead . 2024-05-30 . Afghanistan International . en.