Ministry of Public Health

Recent papers from Ministry of Public Health

1. Determinants of institutional delivery in afghanistan: evidence from the 2022/2023 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026
2. Asian consensus on diagnostic algorithm for invasive pulmonary fungal diseases in high-burden settingsJournal of Translational Internal Medicine · 2026
3. Comparative Effectiveness of Fixed and Standard RUTF Dosing Protocols for Treatment of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in AfghanistanMaternal and Child Nutrition · 2026
4. Tool-in-Hand, Field-in-Flow: a field-embedded South-South trainers-of-trainers practicum for first-time trachoma mass drug administration in AfghanistanInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2026
5. Noncommunicable Diseases and their Risk Factors in Hitherto Understudied Senior Adults of Afghanistan: A Public Health Concern2026
6. Diabetes prevalence and associated risk factors among adults in rural Herat province, Afghanistan: a community-based cross-sectional studyBMC Public Health · 2026
7. Prevalence and associated factors of prehypertension in Afghanistan: a secondary data analysis of the 2018 STEPS surveySHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
8. Cancer care in Afghanistan: A comprehensive analysis of opportunities and challenges in a low‐income and conflict‐affected countryInternational Journal of Cancer · 2026
9. Quantile Evidence on Institutional Quality and Economic Growth in a Fragile State: The Case of AfghanistanZooKeys · 2026
10. Effectiveness of specialised nutritious food, local diet promotion and social and behaviour change communication in preventing stunting among children in Afghanistan: a mixed-method study protocolBMJ Paediatrics Open · 2026
11. Prevalence, factors and association with academic performance of anaemia in Kandahar schoolchildren: a cross-sectional analytical studyBMJ Open · 2026
12. Malaria time series analysis, forecasting, and development of curated intervention strategies for the elimination of malaria from AfghanistanMalaria Journal · 2026
13. Mentorship in field epidemiology training programs in the eastern mediterranean region: mentors' characteristics, perceived challenges, and training needsFrontiers in Public Health · 2025
14. Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors among mothers in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional studyHeliyon · 2025
15. Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2025
16. Fetal-Net: enhancing Maternal-Fetal ultrasound interpretation through Multi-Scale convolutional neural networks and TransformersScientific Reports · 2025
17. Changes and backlogs in the provision and utilization of essential health services in Afghanistan during and after the COVID-19 pandemicBMC Health Services Research · 2025
18. Piloting the options assessment toolkit with national malaria programme leaders from the Asia–Pacific countries: a meeting reportMalaria Journal · 2025
19. Serosurveillance of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus antibodies in livestock as a reservoir for human infection in AfghanistanOne Health · 2025
20. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in AfghanistanTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025