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PUBLIC HEALTH
The Ministry of Public Health took a
number of important steps during the
fourth year of the Plan to improve the
standard of health throughout the country
by providing more hospitals and clinics
etc. The Department of Publications of
the Ministry published several posters and
pamphlets on smallpox, malaria and
typhus which were distributed among the
public. The mobile cinema unit of the
Ministry showed a number of films on
public health which were seen by over
40,000 people in Bibi Mahro, Logar, and
Nangarhar. The radio health programme
was continued and improved and local
newspapers published articles on certain
health topics prepared by the Department
of Publications. Another improvement
was the transformation of the former
monthly "Roghtya Zairay" into a
weekly periodical dealing exclusively with
preventive medicine. The monthly
"Roghtya" was also improved and now
deals exclusively with curative medicine.
Besides the publication of posters and
supplements on special occasions such
as "Children's Day", "Health Day" and
"Red Crescent Week" the Department
of Publications opened a library for the
general public to study books on health
and hygeine.
The Department of X-rays and
Laboratories opened X-ray centres in
Maimana, Ghazni, Parwan, Mazarisharif
and Khost.
The Department of Dentistry imported
equipment for a dental clinic in Kabul,
opened a clinic in Maimana and others in
other provinces will soon be opened.
More students graduated from the School
of Dentistry and began work in various
provinces.
The Department of International
Relations made arrangements for the
following officials of the Ministry of
Public Health to represent Afghanistan
at international meetings and conferences:
Dr. M. A. Fakiri, Director of the
Central Health Bureau, led the Afghan
delegation to the 12th Regional Confer-
ence of the W.H.O. in South East Asia
which was convened in Ceylon; Dr. A. G.
Afzal, Director General of Health Affairs
went to the French Industrial Exhibition
in Teheran to make a study of the new
medical instruments exhibited on the
the invitation of the French Government;
Dr. A. Rahim, Deputy Minister of Public
Health represented Afghanistan in the
25th Executive Council of the W.H.O. in
Geneva; and finally Dr. A. G. Afzal and
Dr. Fakiri participated in the 13th
General Assembly of the World Health
Organization in Geneva.
Also arrangements were made by the
Department of International Relations for
a number of high ranking W.H.O. officials
including Dr. Mani, the Regional Director
for South East Asia, to visit Afghanistan
and advise local authorities on relevant
matters.
The Ministry of Public Health sent the
following doctors abroad during the
fourth year of the plan to further their
studies in the following fields:
Dr. S. M. Sayedi to study epidemiology
in the United States, Dr. M. Azam to
study malarialogy in Lebanon, Dr. A. G.
Safi to study clinical sciene in Britain, Dr.
G. R. Hoshmand to study entomology in
the Phillipines, Dr. A. G. Ahmadi to study
sanitation in Lebanon, Dr. M. A.
Mujaddedi and Dr. M. Azam to study
Bacteriology in France, Dr. M. Isa and Dr.
M. Karim Husseini to study malarialogy
in India under the fellowships granted by
the W.H.O. Also Dr. M. S. Tawfik and
Dr. M. Ali both X-ray experts, Dr. H. A.
Shifa, and Dr. M. Akram, both gynae-
cologists, went to West Germany to
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