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Afghanistan’s health status is one of the worst in the world. According to WHO the health indicators in Afghanistan are three to five fold higher than in neighboring countries. Maternal mortality is among the highest and infant and under-five mortality and morbidity rates are the worst.
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Afghanistan’s health status is one of the worst in the world. According to WHO the health indicators in Afghanistan are three to five fold higher than in neighboring countries. Maternal mortality is among the highest and infant and under-five mortality and morbidity rates are the worst.
The epidemiological profile is dominated by communicable diseases؛TB and malaria are the main ones that can be prevented and treated using and simple strategies. In spite of lack of reliable data, there is a consensus that HIV/AIDS is emerging as a serious health concern, given the increasing number of drug users.
Epidemics are frequent, including cholera, hemorrhagic fever, measles, meningitis, pertussis and malaria (population at risk is estimated at 12 million (MoPH/NMP 2004). Still the Polio is not eradicated. The anthropometric data point to high levels of both acute and chronic malnutrition.
The health sector needs to recover from decades of neglect, institutional vacuum and fragmentation. At the end of the conflict, what was left of the health system was characterized by: inadequate infrastructures with dilapidated facilities unevenly distributed across the country; impaired access to health services due to difficult communications and poor security; chronic shortage of skilled health providers (especially female); poor information system; and weak implementation of the national health policies and strategies (WHO-Afghanistan).
With these challenges in mind, to provide a base in preparing highly skilled health care professionals and quality health services, the Faculties of Medicine was established in 2012. It initiated with two faculties: Curative Medicine Faculty and Dental Medical Doctor Faculty.
Considering the essential needs for improvement the knowledge, skills and capacities of the already registered mid-level health workers, ZIHE with sincere support of Ministry of Higher Education and other stakeholders, innovatively initiated the Bridging Education program. This program designed for helping the post-registered midwives, nurses, dental nurses, lab. Technicians and other health staff, to up-grade their education and reach the higher education levels in their respected fields.
Curative Medicine
The Faculty of Curative Medicine conducts a course of studies of 6 academic years leading the degree of Medical Doctor (MD) to students who successfully pass the examinations undertaken before starting of academic years and satisfy the rules and regulations.
Stomatology
The faculty of Dentistry Medicine, in line with standard curriculum, provides a course of 5 academic years leading the degree of Dental Medical Doctor (DMD) for the student.
our teaching team
Teacher 1
Curative Medicine
A strict teacher that has been teaching since the age of 16. Stella won’t give you any slack, so you will have to do the very best work you’ve done in your life.
Teacher 2
Stomatology
Donald has a PHD in both Computer Science and Design. His beginner course is a must see for any aspiring web professional who want to learn from the best.
Teacher 3
Curative Medicine
If there’s someone who can explain anything, Gaby is the one. She teaches you not just how to do something, but why to do it this way and not the other.
The education courses are based on the international updated curriculums on premedical and medical sciences and is according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Higher Education of Islamic republic of Afghanistan. The curriculums include standard courses for quality education of every student to be empowered with related knowledge and skills and to behave with all norm and standards for a perfect health service provider. The Faculties of Medicine are well-equipped faculties with lecture halls and laboratories (Biochemistry, Physiology, and Biophysics, Dissection room, Biology/Molecular Biology and Skills laboratories). The practical courses of Medical Science conduct in the Faculties’ laboratories and supervised by the faculty academic staff. The faculties have established advanced Biophysical, Chemical and Biochemical laboratories and workshop such as Nutrition, Health Education, Environmental health, Infants, Internal Medicine, Surgery and etc.
The Teaching Hospital and a number of health centers were established to receive the students. four specialized high-tech diagnostic/treatment hospital were chosen to receive the students for training: Darman hospital where beside different treatment wards for the patients, imaging techniques are housed, e.g., MRI, CT scan, ultrasound and echo scan, and endoscopy. The 2nd clinic is Dr Pirzad medical clinic where neurosurgery and surgery wards operating and equipped with imaging techniques, e.g., EEG, Ultra Sonography, Neurosurgery and Prenatal and Infant facilities. The 3rd is AMIRI hospital which have medicine wards with specialty in Heart diseases, as well as surgery and other important diagnostic and treatment centers. The 4th is Blossom Hospital which provides maternity, medicine and surgery specialized services. ZIHE also have signed memorandum of understanding for sharing practical educational services for its students with some other hospitals as well like Ariana Hospital, Microyan’s maternity hospital, etc. ZIHE also have its own dentistry clinics for practical work of stomatology students.