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UNICEF Urges Lifting Ban on Girls' Secondary Education in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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March 23, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday, UNICEF called on the interim Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to remove its ban on girls' secondary education with the beginning of the new school year, marking a third consecutive year without girls in classrooms above...
Five die in car rollover accident in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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March 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Five individuals lost their lives on Tuesday night when the car they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned in the Shaikh Rabat region of Farkhar district, Takhar province. According to provincial police spokesman Qari...
Defenders protect Veterans at medical center
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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January 31, 2025
The Southeast Louisiana VA has a team of defenders specially trained to protect Veterans and employees at the medical center and community-based outpatient clinics 24/7. “We are the best and most capable police service in the Southcentral VA...
Afghanistan: Supporting primary health care for people most in need
International Committee of the Red Cross
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November 11, 2024
Comprehensive health care through coordination and cooperation We cooperate with different International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners to strengthen the capability of the BHCs to provide comprehensive health-care services. Some of...
Time for a more realistic approach to Afghanistan
Middle East Institute
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January 22, 2025
Taliban control over Afghanistan stands today virtually unchallenged. No political or military force appears likely to remove Taliban rule for the foreseeable future. Reacting to the regime’s policies, the United States and the international...
University Cancer & Blood Center physicians recognized among Atlanta’s Top Doctors in Modern Luxury Medicine + Doctors magazine
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 15, 2025
Drs. Kuang S. Chang, Frederick L. Flynt Jr., Jonathan Hsu, and Ashley Ray receive peer-driven honor ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four physicians from University Cancer & Blood Center (UCBC), a leading oncology and hematology...
Statement of Senator Francis N. Tolentino on the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines
Senate of the Philippines
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January 7, 2025
PHILIPPINES, January 7 - Press Release January 7, 2025 Demonstrating shared humanity: On the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines Statement of Senator Francis N. Tolentino on the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines For...
VA makes several cancers presumptive for service connection – lowering the burden of proof for Veterans to receive no-cost health care and earned benefits
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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January 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, in a step that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus to fulfill the nation’s sacred obligation to the nation’s Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is making acute and chronic leukemias,...
World Medical Association calls for ban on medical, nursing and midwifery training for women in Afghanistan to be lifted
EIN Presswire
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December 5, 2024
World Medical Association condemns reported restrictions in Afghanistan that suspend medical training for women and stop them qualifying as midwives and nurses. FERNEY-VOLTAIRE, AIN, FRANCE, December 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The World...
Amid concerns about blast exposure, VA launches new outreach campaign to enroll Veterans in health care
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON —Today, VA is launching a new outreach campaign to encourage all eligible Veterans to enroll in VA health care – including approximately 1 million unenrolled Veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This...
Medical Tourism Market at an Impressive 19.2% CAGR through 2031
EIN Presswire
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July 23, 2024
WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, July 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Medical tourism market size was valued at USD 17.35 billion in 2022 and is poised to grow from USD 20.7 billion in 2023 to USD 84.29 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR...
Afghanistan: Stable electricity supply elevates health care at Mirwais Regional Hospital
International Committee of the Red Cross
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July 22, 2024
Hafiz Fida Mohammad, a laboratory technician at the hospital, shared, “Our laboratories conduct 48,000 to 58,000 examinations monthly. Previously, frequent power cuts would shut down our machines and we would lose valuable time inconveniencing our...
ICRC in Afghanistan – Summary
International Committee of the Red Cross
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October 23, 2024
The ICRC works closely with its movement partner, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), to deliver vital emergency assistance and healthcare services. The ICRC also provides economic support to facilitate community resilience and contributes to...
DR Congo Rolls Out Urgent Polio Vaccination
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began the second phase of a large-scale polio immunization effort on Thursday, aiming to reach more than 10 million children across the country. The initiative comes in response to...
Masons of California, Raising a Reader and Washington Unified School District Expand Programs to Improve Afghan Refugee Student Literacy
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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September 24, 2024
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its partnership with Raising a Reader and Washington Unified School District, the Masons of California today announced its funding of bilingual books with Farsi translation for...
More hospital beds and a new ambulance station for Adelaide\'s south
Premier of South Australia
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September 23, 2024
The Malinauskas Labor Government is opening 26 more hospital beds and a brand-new ambulance station for residents in Adelaide’s southern suburbs, as it continues to deliver its important election commitments to build a bigger health system. Older...
Military Trauma Surgeon Dr. Jay Johannigman Returning to Cincinnati, Bringing Decades of Expertise in Medical Innovation
EIN Presswire
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September 5, 2024
World-Renowned Military Trauma Surgeon Dr. Jay Johannigman is Poised to Return to Cincinnati, Bringing Decades of Expertise in Trauma Care & Medical Innovation CINCINNATI, OH, UNITED STATES, September 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Jay...
The Black Feather Foundation Sponsors Youth Sports Day, Supporting Afghan Refugees and Local Youth in DC
EIN Presswire
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August 15, 2024
Celebrating Resilience and Community Through Sports, Health and Education at Youth Sports Day WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Black Feather Foundation is proud to be a main sponsor of this year’s Youth...
From Fish Farming to Green Energy in Afghanistan
UN International Training and Research Center
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August 30, 2024
Years ago, when starting as an entrepreneur, Nawid vowed that he would run his businesses not only for himself, but also for his people. It is a promise that keeps him going, even after the times he lost everything and hit rock bottom. And it is a...
Advancing Pain Medicine Through Innovative Treatments and Precision Care
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Illinois
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August 20, 2024
Steven P. Cohen, MD, an international leader in pain medicine who recently joined Feinberg’s faculty as the inaugural Edmond I. Eger Professor of Anesthesiology and vice chair of Research and Pain Medicine, is working to advance collaborations to...