Built 5 years ago, Sabari hospital yet to be inaugurated

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of Yaqubi Sabari district of southeastern Khost demand the inauguration and functioning of a 30-bed hospital built five years ago.

The 30-bed hospital building was constructed five years ago at a cost of 65 million afghanis in Khalbisat township, but is yet to be inaugurated.

Mohammad Suliman, a resident of the district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that five years had passed, but the authorities were yet to open the hospital.

He urged the authorities to inaugurate the hospital because local residents faced many problems due to lack of health services.

He added: “If the hospital is not inaugurated, its building will destroy due to lack of attention. The clinic should be opened for people.”

Gul Rasoul, another resident of the district, told Pajhwok that their district was far away from Khost city and they could not take their patients on time to the civil hospital.

He said there were no adequate health services in the district and it was crucial to make the 30-bed hospital functional.

Public Health Director Dr. Fazal Karim Mandozi told Pajhwok that they were trying to make functional the hospital on the district level.

He added: “This hospital will be activated at DH level and staff will be hired for it.”

He assured to provide standard and adequate health services to all people of Khost.

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