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A maternity hospital opened in Northern Kabul

Wed Jan 18, 11:58 am

A maternity hospital inaugurated in Mir Bacha Kot district of Kabul. The hospital can provide health services also to some other northern districts of Kabul, health officials said.

The acting Health Affairs Minister Mrs. Suraya Daleel said the hospital was constructed under National Solidarity Programme (NSP) almost two years ago costing one Hundred and Ninety Thousand US Dollars but was inactive due to lack of professional staffs and necessary equipments.

The hospital will solve the problems of residents of some northern districts of Kabul and efforts are underway to increase the health staffs and also improve the quality of health services, Mrs. Daleel added.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Kabul Ahmadullah Alizai said no major development projects were implemented in some district of Kabul since last few years and some districts are still deprived of basic health services.

The residents of Mir Bacha Kot district are pleased with the activation of this hospital but say that this hospital would not be sufficient for such a populated district.

However, since last some years the government has been trying to expand basic health services in the country but Afghanistan is still at the forefront of countries that have high rates of maternal mortality.