Malaria Crisis in Afghanistan: Urgent Action Needed to Combat the 45% Surge and Embrace Mosquirix Vaccination

Ali Rahimi; Shabanah Noorzai; Nasar Ahmad Shayan

doi:10.60141/AJID/V.2.I.1.12

Authors

Ali Rahimi Jami University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-9177
Shabanah Noorzai Herat University https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0354-7850
Nasar Ahmad Shayan Western University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8857-7765

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60141/AJID/V.2.I.1.12

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Author Biographies

Ali Rahimi, Jami University

Scientific Research Center, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan

And Faculty of Medicine, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan

Shabanah Noorzai, Herat University

Faculty of Medicine, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan

Nasar Ahmad Shayan, Western University

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada

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