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Diabetes Screening Available in only One in 20 Public Health Facilities in Afghanistan: WHO

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“Diabetes is a big public health problem in Afghanistan,” the World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Afghanistan has warned, saying too many people only learn they have the disease when a complication arises. Dr. Edwin Ceniza Salvador said urgent investment is required to address and prevent diabetes, noting that screening is available in only one […] The post Diabetes screening available in only one in 20 public health facilities in …
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Edwin Siniza Salvador, the World Health Organization representative in Afghanistan, says that diabetes has become one of the major public health problems in Afghanistan. The World Health Organization representative in Afghanistan, in a message published on X today (Saturday, November 13), said that many people become aware of their infection when they experience […] The post World Health Organization: Diabetes is one of the major public health p…

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The World Health Organization has warned that diabetes is a major public health problem in Afghanistan, with diagnostic services available in only one in 20 public health centers. The World Health Organization's representative in Afghanistan said today, on the occasion of World Diabetes Day, that many people with the disease become aware of their disease only when they experience complications. The post World Diabetes Day; World Health Organizat…

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ATN broke the news in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
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