Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan

What Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan does

MOPH coordinates major nationwide programs including the SEHAT/Sehatmandi Projects (financing the Basic Package of Health Services and Essential Package of Hospital Services across 21 provinces), the Polio Eradication Program (vaccination campaigns targeting over 7.3 million children), the National Cancer Control Program, ICU and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery initiatives, and the Ghazanfar Medical Journal publication. Core technology assets include the Health Management Information System (HMIS) for nationwide hospital data, a specialty training database developed with WHO, and the AFDA Digital Medicine and Health Products Import System. As a government ministry, MOPH operates on a non-commercial model — healthcare is delivered as a public good funded through the Afghan government budget and international donor support from the World Bank (via ARTF), EU, USAID, UNICEF, GAVI, and WHO, with Basic Package of Health Services and Essential Package of Hospital Services delivered through performance-based contracts with NGOs.

Name

Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan

Legal name

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Ministry of Public Health (وزارت صحت عامه امارت اسلامی افغانستان)

Website

https://moph.gov.af

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan is the national government ministry responsible for public health policy, regulation, and service delivery, serving all citizens of Afghanistan through 34 provincial health directorates, a network of central and provincial hospitals, mobile health camps, and donor-funded programs including SEHAT/Sehatmandi, polio eradication, and national cancer control.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Public Health Grantmaking & Program Offices (HLAJALAA), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Healthcare policy regulation
• Disease prevention programs
• Vaccination campaign management
• Hospital network administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Kabul

HQ country

Afghanistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan is the national government authority responsible for public health policy, regulation, and service delivery across Afghanistan's 34 provinces. It operates nationwide health programs including Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS), runs a network of central and provincial hospitals, and executes disease prevention initiatives such as polio eradication and cancer control. The Ministry delivers free healthcare services to Afghan citizens, coordinates with international health partners (WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, EU, USAID, GAVI), and contracts NGOs to implement health services in underserved provinces.

Product overview

Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan operates as a government ministry overseeing Afghanistan's healthcare system through multiple programs and services. The core offering includes the official ministry website as a digital gateway for public health information, news, and services. Key programs include the SEHAT and Sehatmandi Projects financing Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS), the National Cancer Control Program, ICU Project, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Initiative, and the Polio Eradication Program. Service offerings encompass 24-hour Kabul Ambulance Service (102), mobile health camps for eye care, and a network of central and provincial hospitals. Publications include the Ghazanfar Medical Journal, Health and Life Magazine, and Weekly Bulletin. Information systems include HMIS for hospital data management and specialty training databases developed with WHO. Infrastructure includes the Dem Pharma pharmaceutical factory in Herat and regional food and drug quality assessment laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEHAT Project (System Enhancement for Health Actions in Transition) A nationwide health system strengthening project financing the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) across 21 provinces, funded by the European Union, Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, and World Bank. Component 1 estimated at US$307 million for sustaining and improving health services.
• Sehatmandi Project Health services delivery project supporting expansion of scope, quality, and coverage of health services to the population, particularly the poor, enhancing stewardship functions of the Ministry of Public Health.
• ICU Project Intensive Care Unit project under the Ministry of Public Health for improving critical care services across Afghanistan.
• National Cancer Control Program (NCCP) National program for cancer prevention, control, and treatment services across Afghanistan.
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Initiative Program providing pediatric cardiac surgery services for children in Afghanistan.
• Polio Eradication Program Afghanistan National initiative for polio vaccination campaigns targeting over 7.3 million children under five years old across 172-187 districts in Afghanistan's provinces.
• Kabul Ambulance Service (102) 24-hour free ambulance service operating in Kabul providing emergency medical transport to residents, reachable by dialing 102.
• Mobile Health Camps for Eye Care Project establishing and equipping mobile health camps to provide essential eye care services in remote and underserved areas of Afghanistan.
• Central and Provincial Hospitals Network Network of central hospitals (including Polyclinic, Khair Khana 102-Bed Hospital Kabul, Infectious Diseases Hospital) and provincial hospitals across Afghanistan's 34 provinces providing healthcare services, performing 3,869 to 4,740+ surgical procedures annually per hospital.
• HMIS (Health Management Information System) System for collecting valid, accurate, reliable, and timely information for planning and decision-making, and supportive supervision of health information collection in hospitals across Afghanistan.
• Specialty Training Database System Database system developed by the General Directorate of Specialty Training in collaboration with WHO for managing trainee doctor information, entry of trainee names, and training center operations.
• Dem Pharma Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Factory Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility inaugurated in Herat province at a cost of USD 30 million for domestic medicine production capacity in Afghanistan.
• Food and Drug Quality Assessment Laboratory (Herat) Standard quality assessment laboratory for food, medicines, and health products in the South-West region, inaugurated in Herat province at a cost of approximately USD 5 million.

Quantifiable outcome

• Surgical procedures performed at provincial hospitals range from 3,869 to 4,740+ annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF provides financial support for vaccination programs including motorcycle distribution to vaccinators in Badghis province for polio vaccination outreach. Supports healthcare delivery and health system strengthening.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO provides technical collaboration including training on database systems for specialty training programs, coordination on polio vaccination campaigns, and technical support for health programs.
• Afghan Red Crescent SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as related website partner for humanitarian health coordination.
• Afghan Medical Council (AMC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as related partner for medical professional regulation and licensing.
• Afghanistan Food and Drug Authority (AFDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDA is the deputy ministry within MOPH responsible for food and drug regulation, quality control, and import/export regulation of pharmaceutical and health products.
• Uzbekistan (Ministry of Health)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfghanistan and Uzbekistan advancing implementation of joint food and drug cooperation action plan with emphasis on technical cooperation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF): World Bank-administered pooled fund financing Afghan reconstruction including health. Comparable as a multi-donor financing mechanism channeling EU, USAID, and World Bank contributions into MOPH programs (SEHAT, Sehatmandi).
• GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance: Global alliance funding immunization in lower-income countries. Comparable as a financial partner funding MOPH's national measles vaccination campaigns across 17 provinces and polio eradication support.
• Afghan Red Crescent Society: Afghan humanitarian organization linked to the International Red Cross/Red Crescent movement. Comparable as a domestic health-adjacent actor providing humanitarian health services in coordination with MOPH, especially in underserved and conflict-affected areas.
• World Bank: Multilateral development financier. Comparable as the lead donor channeling ARTF and IDA resources into MOPH's flagship SEHAT/Sehatmandi projects (including the $307M Component 1), making it a structural counterpart in MOPH's financing architecture.

Broad incumbents

• World Health Organization (WHO): UN specialized agency for international public health. Comparable because WHO provides technical collaboration, training, and program support to MOPH across HMIS, polio eradication, and specialty training databases, and operates in the same global public-health domain at vastly greater scale.
• UNICEF: UN agency focused on child health, immunization, and nutrition. Comparable because UNICEF co-finances MOPH's polio and measles vaccination campaigns (including motorcycle distribution for vaccinators in Badghis) and shares the same target population of children under five.

Regional players

• Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (Pakistan): National health ministry of Pakistan, Afghanistan's neighbor. Comparable as a sovereign national health authority administering public health programs, hospital networks, and donor-funded service packages across provinces, with shared cross-border disease-control challenges (polio).
• Ministry of Health (Iran): National health ministry of Iran, sharing a border with Afghanistan. Comparable as a regional national health authority with overlapping public-health priorities, including cross-border disease surveillance and pharmaceutical regulation.
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India): India's national health ministry. Comparable as a federal public-health administrator running nationwide programs (immunization, disease control, hospital networks) through state-level directorates — a structural analog to MOPH's 34-province directorate model.
• Ministry of Health (Iraq): National health ministry of Iraq. Comparable as a conflict-affected national health authority rebuilding service delivery with international donor support, operating through provincial directorates and facing similar donor-coordination and capacity-building challenges.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MoPH_afg?s=20
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkOkf87oUi_pf201G9QSD9g
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61558743592026&mibextid=ZbWKwL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-public-health-afghanistan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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