Afghanistan’s 2nd national, international health exhibition opens in Kabul — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s Second National and International Health Exhibition opened in Kabul on Wednesday, showcasing a wide range of medicines, medical equipment and healthcare products. Organised by the Ministry of Public Health, the five-day exhibition was inaugurated at the Afghanistan International Exhibition Centre. It features 300 booths representing Afghan companies as well as firms from India, Iran and Turkey. Addressing the opening ceremony, Sheikh Noorulhaq Anwar, head of the Administrative Office, said the healthcare sector had made significant progress since the Islamic Emirate came to power. He said greater attention had been paid to ensuring the quality of food products and medicines, while measures had been taken to curb the smuggling of substandard and illegal products. Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said considerable progress had been made in recent years in medical diagnostics, pharmaceutical quality control and healthcare service delivery. He added that substantial investments had also been made in these sectors. He said strengthening the country’s healthcare system and expanding medical facilities could reduce Afghans’ need to travel abroad for treatment and prevent capital outflows. Hanif said both the public and private healthcare sectors had the capacity to improve medical services, adding that greater cooperation and coordination between the two could help deliver better-quality healthcare to the population. Mawlawi Hamdullah Zahid, Deputy Minister for Food and Drugs at…