The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will set up a 100-bed specialised cardiac hospital in the central capital Kabul at a cost of 24 million US dollars, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on Saturday.
The first hospital in the country dedicated to the treatment of thalassemia (a genetic blood disorder) was inaugurated and put into operation in Herat province.
A number of residents of southern Ghazni province have urged the caretaker government to complete long-delayed work on the building of the main provincial hospital, a project that began nearly two decades ago.
FARAH CITY (Pajwhok): A building has been constructed for the maternity ward in the provincial hospital of western Farah province at a cost of 16 million afghanis, an official said on Wednesday. Public Health Director Maulvi Ihsanullah Shakar told Pajhwok…
Struggling with abject poverty, some residents of western Badghis provinces say they cannot purchase medicines from market, urging the government to supply medicines to the provincial hospital. Jamila, mother of a three-year-old child who is suffering from pneumonia,…
The provincial hospital in western Badghis province lacks necessary facilities and service and three patients share one bed, some relatives of patients say. Ayee Bibi, a patient attendant from Jawand district, said the Qala-i-Naw provincial hospital lacked necessary…
UN Refugees Agency (UNHCR) has built a hospital building in Lashkargha, the capital of southern Helmand province, and opened it for service, an official said on Tuesday. Dr. Syed Ahmad Saeed, health Department Director, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A newly-constructed building for a hospital was inaugurated in Dand Patan district of southeastern Paktia province on Monday. The building consumed $100,000 provided by a Turkish charity ‘Nada Al-Khair’, said Paktia governor’s spokesman Abdul Qadir Ahmadi. He told…
For the first time in western Badghis province, a 20-bed hospital for patients suffering from infectious disease has been opened in Qala-i-Naw, the provincial capital. The new hospital was established with financial support of the World Health Organization…
For the first time in southern Helmand province, a 20-bed hospital for patients suffering from infectious disease has ben opened in Lashkargah, the provincial capital. The new hospital will be financially supported by the Relief Humanitarian Development Organization…
A new hospital exclusively for infectious diseases has been opened in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province after receiving equipment and medicines worth 52 million afghanis in aid. Public Health Department officials say patients from nearby provinces…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says emergency and intensive care unit facilities have been put into service at Rabia Balkhi hospital in Kabul. The ministry tweeted that the construction work of the emergency department and ICU at…
A 50-bed hospital for infectious diseases including Covid-19 has started functioning in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Thursday. Meanwhile, local residents welcomed the development and urged the government to control infectious diseases including Covid-19. Najibullah…
Over 200 employees of the provincial hospital in Maimana city, the capital of northern Faryab province, have written a letter to the governor’s house complaining about a 20 percent cut in their salaries by Care of Afghan Families…
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…
The 20-bed hospital in Tagab district of central Kapisa province has been upgraded to 50-bed facility and was inaugurated on Sunday. Hafiz Musa Jan Taha, director of public health, said at today’s inauguration ceremony that the hospital…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province complain about the shortage of medical staff and medicines in the regional hospital and ask the government to pay attention to the health facility. Azizullah, who had brought his ailing child to the…
The number of beds in the provincial hospital of southeastern Paktika province has been increased from 70 to 150 and 49 new doctors and paramedical staff have been hired to perform duty in various departments. Public Health Department…
A new hospital built by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was inaugurated in Bakwa district of western Farah province on Thursday. A statement from the provincial information and culture department received by Pajhwok Afghan…
Construction work on an ICRC-funded special health centre for people with disabilities has begun in Lashkargah, capital of southern Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday. Officials say the health centre would produce artificial limbs for the disabled and…
Eighty percent of problems at the Zonal Hospital in the capital of southern Ghazni province have been resolved after Pajhwok published a report about some issues in the healthcare center. About two months ago, director of GhazniZonal…
