New Mental Health Center Inaugurated

Dr. Suraya Dalil

Last week, Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Public Health, Dr. Suraya Dalil, inaugurated a much needed Mental Health Center in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. Officials from the Ministry of Public Health, as well as local officials were present in the opening ceremony. Funding for the two story building was provided by the Japanese government with total cost of $200,000. In a press release, an official from the the Ministry of Public Health wrote that, “this center is not only designed to provide mental health services for patients, but also to serve as an academic institution for training medical doctors, nurses and students as well as interns.”

April 26, 2010 В· admin В· No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development

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