GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A mother and child clinic has been inaugurated in Gardez city, the capital of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Wednesday.
Public Health Director Maulvi Khair Mohammad Mansour said the facility consumed 150,000 US dollars provided by the Norwegian Committee for Afghanistan. He said all the doctors and staff of the clinic would be women and the clinic would help reduce mother-child mortality rates.
He asked institutions and international organizations to build more such health centers in other areas of the province.
Terje M. Watterdal, Norwegian Committee country director for Afghanistan, also said that the . . .
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