In a landmark step towards strengthening Afghanistan’s health care system, the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan, in collaboration with national health partners, have launched the National Health Policy (NHP) 2025–2030. The Policy encapsulates a new vision that seeks to ensure quality health care is accessible to all, regardless of location or financial means.

In 2021, WHO began working with local partners to develop a comprehensive, data-driven health policy. Through extensive consultations with key stakeholders, including development partners, implementing organizations and the private sector, the process evolved and has now resulted in a policy that prioritizes governance, financing, workforce development, service delivery and access to essential medicines with the goal of building a resilient and sustainable health care system.

“This policy is not just a document – it is a blueprint for a healthier Afghanistan,” says WHO Representative and Head of mission in Afghanistan Dr Edwin Ceniza Salvador.