Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to expand cooperation in public health, with a focus on eradicating polio, combating drug abuse, and improving healthcare systems across Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health Noor Jalal Jalali met with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health Fahad Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel during an official visit to Riyadh. Pakistan’s Health Minister also attended the high-level talks, underscoring regional coordination on pressing health challenges.

According to the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, discussions centered on the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases, strengthening public health partnerships, improving medicine quality, and ensuring the safety of imported pharmaceuticals.