New schools to be built and a factory inaugurated

Dr. Suraya Dalil, Acting Minister of Public Health

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday that the foundation stone for a new girl’s elementary school has been laid in the Paghman district of Kabul province. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion and local officials as well as teachers and students attended. The new building will be built in 6 months at a cost of $176,000. It will have 8 classrooms, 2 administrative rooms, restroom facilities, a surrounding wall, and a well.

Also, yesterday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported that Afghanistan’s “Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) plans to set up a number of nursing schools across the country”. The report said that at a function marking International Nurses’ Day, acting Minister of Public Health Dr. Suraya Dalil announced that “thirty nurses would be enrolled at each of the schools in all 34 provinces”. The schools are to be setup by the year 2014, and they will provide 18 months of training.

Finally, mid last week, Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported that a beverage production factory had been inaugurated in the city of Puli Khumri, located in the north eastern province of Baghlan. According to the report, the factory has the capacity to produce 700 one and half liter bottles of soda in 24 hours. The factory will employ 30 people.

May 23, 2011 · admin · One Comment
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