Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Health Noorjilal Jalali met with the head of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) for Afghanistan, Michael Lippi, for discussions on improving healthcare centers and medical services in the country.
The two officials also discussed enhancing the capacity of healthcare workers, ensuring transparency in services, improving coordination with the Ministry of Public Health, and delivering effective and sustainable healthcare services.
Jalali emphasized the importance of increasing and expanding the organization’s support for the health sector and called for further development of services.
He stressed the need to enhance the capacity, quality, effectiveness, and transparency of healthcare workers.
Michael Lippi also emphasized the need for further improvements in health services in Afghanistan and the expansion of this sector.
He committed to efforts aimed at improving the quality of healthcare services and fostering better coordination. He specifically addressed the continuation of services in the provinces of Herat, Kunduz, and Helmand, confirming that these centers will continue their operations in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Naeem, the Deputy Minister for Finance and Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government, held a separate meeting with
Michael Lippi to discuss the expansion of healthcare services and the provision of necessary facilities for returning migrants.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lippi reassured government that MSF’s efforts to improve maternal and child health and enhance the capacity of healthcare personnel will continue.
