TEHRAN -Iran’s health ministry is conducting a one-month training course on Incentive Care Unit (ICU) practices for a total of 40 Afghan healthcare workers including specialists and nurses.

They have already begun their training and according to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health website, upon returning to their home country, they are anticipated to introduce significant advancement in the healthcare system of Afghanistan.

“It is important to note that the Ministry of Public Health is committed to enhancing the healthcare system and training specialists by leveraging both domestic resources and expert healthcare personnel, as well as facilitating international training opportunities.

This initiative aims to build a robust healthcare system and deliver high-quality healthcare services to all patients nationwide,” the ministry added.

Afghan healthcare forces will for sure benefit from Iran’s accomplishments and experiences in the healthcare sector by attending the training courses.

Increase in the number of hospitals and medical centers; growth in the number of physicians, health specialists, and universities of medical sciences; improvement in medical equipment, and pharmaceutical products; increase in life expectancy, and reduction in mortality rate among mothers and infants, are parts of the achievements in health and medical field.

Moreover, obtaining the first rank in pharmaceutical production in the region, producing 99 percent of needed drugs including biotech drugs for the domestic market, self-sufficiency in the production of vaccines, eradication of polio and other contagious diseases, and vaccination coverage from 30 to 100 percent are among scientific achievements in the field of medicine, which can be referred to as medical revolution.

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