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Afghanistan - Visiting the Doctor
Only very limited medical facilities are available in Afghanistan. You should ensure that you have all the prescription medication you require during your visit, as supplies are unlikely to be available locally.
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General Information:
The Mirwais Hospital is a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is named after Mirwais Hotak, who is known in the area as Mirwais Neeka (Mirwais the Grandfather). The hospital was destroyed during the long period of unrest in the country. It is state-run and funded for 70% by the International Committee of the Red Cross, who has about 30 expatriate staffs working permanently at the hospital.
According to a report by The Senlis Council, not only people from Kandahar province are treated at Mirwais Hospital but also from neighboring Helmand, Zabul, Oruzgan and others.
Indira Gandhi Children's hospital located in Kabul is the leading Children's hospital of Afghanistan. It has 150 beds and in 2009 had a monthly budget of $ 1200. In 2004 it started the first Cerebral palsy center in Afghanistan. It also has an artificial limb center opened with help of Indian government which can fit up to 1000 people with Jaipur legs Indian physicians working at this hospital died in February 2010 Kabul attack by Taliban.
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