Archive for the ‘Health News’ Category
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
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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
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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
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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
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New school building in Baghlan, new clinic in Kabul, and a new bridge in Oruzgan
Today, an official from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education said that a new school building for the Darah Kag Middle School in the Dushi district of Afghanistan’s province of Baghlan was inaugurated. The new building has 8 classrooms and 2 administrative rooms. A water well was also put in. According to the education ministry, the cost [...]
January 17, 2011
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Major drop in polio cases; New health center building inaugurated in Helmand
Yesterday, officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Health announced that the number of people infected with polio has reduced 37% since 2009. While polio is not an issue in the West, the disease disables and kills many people in developing countries like Afghanistan. Acting Health Minister, Dr. Suraya Dalil said the reduction is due to successful [...]
January 10, 2011
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Water Projects Completed In Panjshir and Faryab Provinces
A project in which a reservoir and a network of pipes more than 3,200 feet long were completed recently in Panjshir province’s Dah-e Manjur village, according to a NATO News Release today. As a result, 60 families will now have access to clean drinking water. Much of the project was completed by the villagers themselves. [...]
December 20, 2010
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New hospital to be built in Kabul and Health Ministry to get $43 million to improve public health services
Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry has said that the government of Japan has pledged to build a new hospital in Kabul. According to the report, the 80-bed, single-story building will be constructed in the Darul-Aman neighborhood at a cost of $31, 307,646. “The hospital will have all necessary equipment and [...]
December 15, 2010
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Improvements Being Made To Balkh Public Hospital
The Balkh Public Hospital in the city of Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh is currently under reconstruction, according to a NATO news release issued today. The reconstruction project will increase the capability of the hospital for expanded treatment as well as routine checkups. The hospital treats hundreds of patients every day, and [...]
November 28, 2010
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Two Nangarhar clinics receive upgrades
The Afghan government recently completed refurbishment projects on two clinics in the Darah-ey Noor district in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, a NATO news release said today. The cost of the construction work was $66,000 and it took more than a year and a half to complete. The project added a waiting room, a food [...]
November 24, 2010
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3000 Ghazni residents get new water supply network
Earlier in the week, the second phase of a major development project concluded where a water supply network was expanded in the southern part of Ghazni city. The work was managed by the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). According to a NATO news release today, “almost 8 kilometers of pipeline and necessary fittings were installed, [...]
November 11, 2010
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Agreement signed to get more Afghans access to clean water and sanitation
Yesterday, the Afghan government signed an agreement with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in which $52 million will be spent on getting Afghans in poor communities throughout the country access to clean water and sanitation. The agreement, Memorandum of Understanding on the Crucial Clean Water Pact, was signed by U.S. Embassy Deputy Ambassador [...]
October 31, 2010
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