Stories

Afghanistan: Mental Health Community Outreach Healthcare officials visit remote areas of Herat Province, Afghanistan, to provide mental health services to the neediest people.     

Afghanistan: Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents Patients in Herat City, Afghanistan, share healthcare benefits after receiving services at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic and the Mental […]

A New Way to Provide I am a widow from Qizil Qishlaq a village in Faryab province located in the north-west of Afghanistan. Several years ago, my husband was killed […]

The Importance of Ethical Treatment Ethical treatment of patients and their right to fair treatment are standards medical professionals value globally.  The significance of ethical standards is essential to all […]

A Story from BLiSS Baba Safdar is an elderly man, who has become one of our greatest advocates, in teaching men’s Birth and Life Saving Skills (BLiSS) in our community. […]

Stress can have physical symptoms Tahmina (pseudonym) was a young woman who was brought to the clinic by her father and sister. When she presented to the clinic, she was […]

How cataract surgery changed one elderly man’s life An elderly man travelled all the way from Bamiyan province to NOOR to have his eyes examined.  His eyesight had been poor […]

The Story of a Married Couple A woman presented to the clinic with her husband. She had severe depression because of the intensive domestic violence she suffered at the hands […]

Travelling to NOOR Travelling from Badakshan to Kabul is a long arduous journey, up over the Hindu Kush Mountains along, the Salang Pass, where at the height of the road you […]

Mental Health Course and Subsequent Treatment Proves Effective Ensuring that patients with mental health issues receive appropriate, quality treatment is incredibly important. One of the doctors who had participated in […]