Archive for the ‘Health News’ Category

Modern health facility to be built in Herat

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that the foundation stone for modern 50-bed hospital was laid in the Shindand district of western Herat province. The stone was laid in a ceremony attended by Afghanistan’s acting Public Health Minster, Dr. Suraya Dalil, US military official, and local Afghan officials. The $5.4 million funding for the project [...]

January 28, 2012   Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development  No Comments

Building for a clinic opened in Parwan and a bridge inaugurated in Kunar

Last week, Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported that a 10 room building for a medical clinic was opened in the Shinwari district of Parwan province. The building was constructed at a cost of more than $150,000; the funding for the project was provided by the Japanese government. The clinic will provide health services to the [...]

January 8, 2012   Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Health News, Reconstruction and Development  Comments Closed

Water Projects Completed In Samangan Province

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported last week that water supply projects have been completed in the northern province of Samangan recently. This has allowed for approximately 3,500 families to have access to clean drinking water as well as hygienic water for all their other needs. Engineer Gul Rahman, who is the director of  the [...]

September 25, 2011   Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development  Comments Closed

Reports: $100 million food processing plant and new hospital to be built in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Tolo news reported two days ago that the Dubai based ANHAM contracting firm “will invest $100 million in Afghanistan to build a food processing plant and a logistics hub covering 5,000 hectares of land.” The report cited the Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) as saying that the project will create thousands of jobs, and [...]

September 12, 2011   Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development  Comments Closed

Kandahar Public Health Department Gets 11 Ambulances

Last week, the Wakht News Agency (WNA) reported that in a public ceremony, the Governor of Kandahar, Tooryalai Wesa, presented eleven well equipped ambulances to the Kandahar Public Health Department.  The ambulances were donated by the the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  These ambulances were purchased at a cost 24 million Afghanis (approx. [...]

August 14, 2011   Posted in: Health News  One Comment

Reports: New development projects to begin and others have been completed in Afghanistan

Across Afghanistan there are scores of new development projects that will either soon be launched or have been completed. Many of these projects will not only bring much needed infrastructure and money to the Afghan government, but also bring much needed services to the people of Afghanistan. On July 2, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported [...]

July 5, 2011   Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development  Comments Closed

Bamiyan to get a new hospital, and a new school building will be built in Kabul

Afghanistan’s Bakthar News Agency reported earlier this week that a new 100 bed hospital will be built in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamiyan. Funding for the project, including the equipment for the hospital will come from the Iranian government. Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Fada Hossein Maleki, met with Afghanistan’s second vice president, Mohammad Karim Khalili [...]

June 19, 2011   Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development  One Comment

New schools to be built and a factory inaugurated

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 [...]

May 23, 2011   Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development  One Comment

Two new maternity hospitals opened in Afghanistan’s province of Wardak

Two new 30-bed maternity hospitals were recently opened in Afghanistan’s Wardak province, which is located in the central east region of country. The Bibi Khairi Gul hospital was built in Hessa Dowom and the Shirin Taj Hospital was built in Tagaab Village. Both are one-story buildings which took 16 months to complete. Funding for the [...]

April 15, 2011   Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

Afghan Woman Receives Global Award!

Today in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), received the inaugural Enterprising Women’s 2011 Global Women’s Hall of Fame award. Dr. Terry Neese, Founder of The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women, presented Dr. Yacoobi the award at the 9th Annual Enterprising Women of the [...]

March 11, 2011   Posted in: Education, Health News, Human Rights, Women's Rights  Comments Closed

Further improvement in Afghanistan’s Health System: TB lab opened and clinic to be constructed

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported yesterday that the first-ever tuberculosis (TB) laboratory was opened in the western province of Herat. The laboratory has the capacity to diagnose patients from five different provinces – Herat, Nimroz, Badghis, Farah and Ghor. The lab is part of the Herat Zonal Hospital, which took three years to complete at [...]

March 4, 2011   Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development  One Comment

One million saplings and trees to be planted in Herat

In Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, a program is kicking off where one million saplings and trees will be planted, according to a United Nations’ report yesterday. The report said that, “Afghan officials are focused on efficient planting to make sure the plants do not dry out”. “Places that have permanent access to water coming [...]

February 5, 2011   Posted in: Environmental Issues, Health News  Comments Closed