The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The United Nations and Taliban officials have emphasized the need to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment services in Afghanistan, according to a statement from the country’s health authorities.
Taliban Health Minister Noor Jalal Jalali met with Edwin
Ceniza Salvador, the World Health Organization’s representative in Afghanistan,
along with TB officials from the organization’s central and regional offices.
The Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health said the meeting
focused on improving TB diagnosis and treatment services, providing
standardized care to patients, increasing funding, enhancing the effectiveness
of diagnostic processes and building the capacity of healthcare workers.
According to the ministry, Jalali stressed that preventing
and treating TB patients remains a top priority for the Taliban health
authorities.
Meanwhile, the WHO delegation reaffirmed its continued
cooperation, pledging comprehensive support in the fight against tuberculosis
in coordination with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health under Taliban
control.
