Thu Dec 18 14:55:42 UTC 2025: Summary:
India has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Afghanistan’s health sector, having issued over 500 visas, including 200 medical visas, since April 2025. The Indian government has implemented numerous healthcare infrastructure projects, including clinics and hospitals. During a meeting between Indian and Afghan health ministers, discussions focused on strengthening collaboration in healthcare infrastructure, medical supplies, and capacity building. India has provided significant medical aid to Afghanistan and is committed to providing free treatment and facilitating medical visas. Future initiatives include sending Indian doctors for medical camps and providing training.
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India Reaffirms Commitment to Afghan Health Sector, Approves Key Infrastructure Projects
New Delhi – December 18, 2025 – India has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Afghanistan’s health sector, announcing that over 500 visas, including over 200 medical visas, have been issued since the launch of a new Afghan visa module in April 2025. A senior Health Ministry official confirmed on Thursday that India has approved and implemented several key healthcare infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, including the construction of five maternity and health clinics and a 30-bed hospital in Kabul. Further, major facilities such as an Oncology Centre, Trauma Centre, Diagnostic Centre and Thalassemia Centre in Kabul have either been constructed or upgraded.
The commitment was reiterated during a meeting between Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda and Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali. Both sides discussed ongoing health cooperation and opportunities to further strengthen collaboration in healthcare infrastructure, medical supplies, and capacity building.
Minister Nadda emphasized Prime Minister Modi’s focus on welfare, capacity building, and access to critical healthcare services as central to India’s engagement with Afghanistan. He highlighted India’s provision of 327 tonnes of medicines and vaccines to Afghanistan over the past four years, with cancer medicines and a CT scan machine ready for dispatch by the end of the month.
Looking ahead, India is planning to send a team of senior Indian doctors to Afghanistan to organize a medical camp and provide training to Afghan doctors. The success of the Jaipur Foot Camp in Kabul, where 75 prosthetic limbs were fitted, has paved the way for future camps.
“India has reiterated its commitment to providing free treatment in India to Afghan patients suffering from emergency and serious ailments, and to facilitating medical visas,” said a Health Ministry official. This commitment underscores India’s ongoing humanitarian support for Afghanistan and its long-standing relationship with the Afghan people.
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