Afghanistan and Türkiye Discuss Expanding Cooperation in the Health Sector

Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, met with Mr Sadin Ayyıldız, Türkiye’s Chargé d’Affaires to Afghanistan, at his office.

During the meeting, the Minister highlighted the importance of Türkiye’s cooperation in training Afghan healthcare professionals, expanding treatment facilities for children with congenital heart defects, establishing and equipping district-level general hospitals, and providing essential equipment for the cancer hospital.

The Minister also noted that Turkish medicines are already available in the Afghan market and called for greater facilitation of their importation and trade. He further stressed the need to ease visa procedures for Afghan patients seeking advanced medical treatment in Türkiye.

For his part, Türkiye’s Chargé d’Affaires reaffirmed his country’s commitment to continued cooperation with Afghanistan’s healthcare sector, pledging to provide necessary equipment and resources based on the Ministry’s needs. He added that several pharmaceutical investors had already entered the Afghan market and that further attention would be given to expanding investment in this sector.