The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the opening of a 70-bed hospital for cancer patients in Kabul, which will provide services such as chemotherapy, cancer surgery, radiology, and laboratory services.
The organization wrote on its X page on Thursday, January 29, 2026, that with the support of the European Union in Afghanistan, the opening of this hospital is considered an important step in providing easier access for citizens of Afghanistan to cancer treatment services.
This comes as the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has also announced the opening of this hospital and stated that it has a capacity of 200 beds.
Dr. Edwin Ceniza Salvador, the World Health Organization representative in Afghanistan, said: “For a long time, cancer patients in Afghanistan have faced limited services and the painful reality of long journeys, even outside the country, to receive treatment.”
He added that with the establishment of this hospital, an important step has been taken to address the challenges faced by patients in Afghanistan and facilitate their treatment process.
This hospital is being opened while hundreds of patients in Afghanistan are annually forced to travel to other countries, including Iran and Pakistan, for treatment, and in this process face challenges such as obtaining visas and the high costs of treatment and travel.
You can read the Persian version of this news here:
سازمان صحی جهان از افتتاح شفاخانه ۷۰ بستر برای تداوی امراض سرطانی در کابل خبر داد
