Health officials in Kandahar said that the residents of almost 70 areas of the province do not have access to health services.

According to the officials, they are trying to provide the needed health services to the residents of remote areas.

Sayed Daud, head of health awareness in the Kandahar Public Health Department, said: "There are about 70 areas in Kandahar province where medical services are either non-existent or limited. Areas are changing based on the list we have prepared. We will remove the name of the area where medical services are provided and we will put the name of new areas instead that have been identified for not having access to health services.”

Residents of the remote areas of Kandahar also said that they are facing many challenges due to lack of access to health services and they demand the authorities to establish well-equipped medical centers in their areas.

"For the diseases that are difficult to treat in this province, qualified doctors should be brought, medical services should be provided, and the route is not standard, so that we can easily bring our patients here," said Mirza, a Kandahar resident.

"We are facing a shortage of doctors and medical services here, and we also have these economic problems that we cannot go elsewhere for treatment," said Mohammad Hanif, a Kandahar resident.

According to the information of Kandahar Department of Public Health, although people's access to health services has increased compared to the past, the development of health services in this province is still considered a basic need.