New Delhi: In line with India’s commitment to supporting Afghanistan in its health sector, a team of senior doctors will travel to Afghanistan to conduct medical camps and train Afghan doctors.
This decision was taken during a meeting between Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health, Maulvi Noor Jalal Jalali, in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. The meeting focused on capacity-building initiatives. India is working on modalities to send a team of senior Indian doctors to Afghanistan to conduct medical camps and train Afghan doctors.
A senior government official told ETV Bharat on Thursday, “The success of the Jaipur Foot camp held in Kabul in June 2025 was highlighted, where 75 artificial limbs were fitted. More such camps are planned for the coming year.”
India also reiterated its commitment to providing free treatment and facilitating medical visas for Afghan patients suffering from emergencies and critical illnesses in India. Since the launch of the new Afghan visa module in April 2025, over 500 visas have been issued in the last four months, including more than 200 medical visas.
Nadda also recalled India’s extensive humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, including the supply of food grains, medicines, vaccines, and emergency relief materials, as well as support for rehabilitation programs in partnership with international organizations.
“During the meeting between Nadda and Jalali, India reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Afghanistan’s health sector and humanitarian needs,” the official said. During the meeting, both sides reviewed ongoing health cooperation and discussed ways to further strengthen collaboration in healthcare infrastructure, medical supplies, and capacity building.
Nadda emphasized that, guided by India’s long-standing people-centric approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always stressed that India’s engagement with Afghanistan should focus on welfare, capacity building, and access to essential healthcare services. Nadda said that India’s assistance to Afghanistan is based on humanitarian considerations and the long-standing relations between the people of the two countries. He highlighted that India has sanctioned and implemented several crucial healthcare infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, including the construction of five maternity and health clinics in Paktia, Khost, and Paktika provinces. This also includes the construction of a 30-bed hospital in Kabul, and the construction or upgrading of major facilities such as a cancer treatment center, trauma center, diagnostic center, and thalassemia center in Kabul.
The official added, “Further proposals for assistance in the health sector are being actively considered.” Nadda stated that India has supplied 327 tons of medicines and vaccines to Afghanistan over the past four years. He also mentioned that India is ready to send cancer medicines and a CT scan machine at the request of the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, and these will be delivered by the end of this month. The official added that proposals received from the Afghan side for a radiotherapy machine and additional medical supplies are also being processed.
