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Increase in Patients with Anthrax in Balkh

Summary by SALAM WATANDAR
Officials at the Balkh Public Health Department say that the number of patients with Leishmania, or “Saldanah,” has increased in the province in recent months. Khair Mohammad Khairkhwa, head of the Leishmania department at Abu Ali Sina District Hospital in Balkhi, says that since the beginning of 2026, more than 2,500 patients with the disease have visited Balkh health centers; while in 2025, about 2,000 patients had visited for treatment. The p…
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Officials at the Balkh Public Health Department say that the number of patients with Leishmania, or “Saldanah,” has increased in the province in recent months. Khair Mohammad Khairkhwa, head of the Leishmania department at Abu Ali Sina District Hospital in Balkhi, says that since the beginning of 2026, more than 2,500 patients with the disease have visited Balkh health centers; while in 2025, about 2,000 patients had visited for treatment. The p…

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SALAM WATANDAR broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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