Afghanistan, April 14 -- India has delivered 13 tonnes of tuberculosis (TB) vaccines to Afghanistan, aiming to support the country's fragile healthcare system and expand immunisation coverage among children.
Randhir Jaiswal said on Monday that the shipment had been handed over to the public health authorities, adding that the assistance reflects India's continued humanitarian engagement with the country.
He noted that the vaccines are expected to strengthen ongoing child immunisation programmes against tuberculosis, a major infectious disease that continues to pose serious health risks across Afghanistan.
India has provided multiple rounds of medical and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan over the past year, including medicines, vaccines, a...