Hospital improvements completed in Bamiyan and Laghman provinces

Governor Habiba Sorabi (left), and Dr. Suraya Dalil (right in blue)

Habiba Sorabi, the governor of Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan, inaugurated a brand new surgery ward at the the Yakawlang District Hospital today. The surgery ward which includes a waiting room, will benefit thousands of people in the province. The project was funded by the U.S. government.

Also, late last week, in Mihtarlam, the capital of the eastern province of Laghman, Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Public Heath, Dr. Suraya Dalil, inaugurated the completion of a new waiting room for a maternity hospital. Previously, there were no facilities for admitting pregnant women to the hospital. The project was funded by the United Nations. There are plans to further expand the hospital which currently has a 20-bed obstetrics ward. It also employs two specialist doctors, five nurses and many midwives. About 22 deliveries take place every day.

April 18, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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