(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) 'Patients travelling abroad for medical care decreased'
AT News Report
KABUL:Minister of Public Health,FeruzudinFeruz
on Saturday said that number of Afghan patients traveling abroad for medical
treatment have been declined.
He said this during French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children's (FMIC)9th
annual international scientific conference titled 'access and quality'.
The Minister continued that significant
progresses have been made in the past four years in health sectors, where most patients
with heart diseases, kidney problems and muscular are treating inside the
country.'
'Earlier, $270 million was spent
by Afghans for medical care in abroad, but now it decreased to $200 million,
which reveal a vital change in the aspect,' the minister added.
Beside insecurity, poverty and
narcotic, challenges are high ahead of health sectors, but still it has moved
toward progress, which is a sign of betterment, he added.
While accepting issue of low
quality medicine importing in the country, he said it is not as much as the
people are doing its propaganda. 'Low quality medicine is smuggling to the
country.'
He elaborated that out of one
million patients have referred to the governmental hospitals, 900,000 of them
were treated and become healthy, who all used medicine of the domestic
pharmacies, so this proves that medicine is not as much as low quality.
Toward FMIC annual international scientific
conference titled 'access and quality,' minister said FMIC run this conference,
in which over 100 doctors from USA, Europe and neighboring countries and
Afghanistan would be able to share their new experiences in medical care and
help Afghans to learn and utilize it inside the country.
According to him, fortunately
most of the doctors sharing new experiences are from the country, which itself
is other steps of progresses.
While praisingFMIC for launching
the'science of healthcare, access and quality,' he said such programs will pave
the ground for further progress in health sector across the country.
Ninth Annual International
Scientific Conference on Saturday focused on the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG)–3 (Good Health and Well-Being) as well as the United Nation's theme for
2019 World Health Day Celebration (Universal Health Coverage Every One
Everywhere), while problematizing trends and dimensions of healthcare in the
context of Afghanistan.
During the conference, a total of
107 scientific papers were presented wherein over 300 participants were in
attendance.
The one-day conference generated
academic discussions on Governance, Population and Public Health; Reproductive,
Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health; Clinical Practices; Technology, Research
and innovation; Non-Communicable Diseases; Quality, Nursing and Allied Health.
Speakers highlighted FMIC's
initiatives and contribution to improve healthcare in Afghanistan through
clinical services and medical education, including Post Graduate Medical
Education, eLearning, and other training opportunities for nurses, doctors, and
researchers.
Speakers also stated that,
multi-stakeholder partnership is instrumental for exchanging knowledge,
expertise, as well as technological and financial resources in a bid to evolve
better health care system accessible for all in line with the SDGs. They
reiterated that such academic events can help Afghanistan's health sector in
identifying areas that deserve concentrated attention, especially maternal and
child health. It was indicated by the speakers that with the partners like,
Government of Afghanistan, AKDN, French Government, and Government of Canada we
can work in close coordination with other development partners, private sector,
civil society organizations, international communities, academia, media and all
relevant stakeholders to improve health status for all.
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