A team of seven from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) made a five day visit to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore recently (20/08/17). They were joined by two nurses and a physician who will be training at the hospital for more than a month. Dr Maihan Abduallah said,”I would kindly like you to join me in […]
Progress on cancer contral
The Afghan Cancer Control Technical Committee held its second meeting on July 8th. ACCC Secretary Dr Maihan Abdullah said, “The meeting, chaired by Deputy Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Jan Naeem, brought together members of parliament, the First Lady’s health advisor, surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists and other health care professionals working in cancer. They were joined by representatives […]
Afghanistan’s First Lady backs cancer campaign
A killer disease has united two women living 3,500 miles apart. One is a sufferer, the other a surgeon. Until recently they were strangers, but a London-based networking group brought them together in the wake of a campaign that has now attracted the support of Afghanistan’s First Lady writes Glyn Strong (UK Progressive). When a […]