MoPH Minister Inaugurates Construction of AFN 49.7 Million General Hospital in Asmar District

Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, Minister of Public Health of the IEA, and his accompanying delegation laid the foundation stone for a general hospital in Asmar District of Kunar Province during their visit to the province. The hospital will be constructed at a cost of AFN 49.7 million.

The ceremony was attended by Kunar provincial officials, the Provincial Director of Public Health, religious scholars and tribal elders.

The Minister of Public Health stated that the hospital would be constructed using the IEA’s budget, in accordance with the special attention and guidance of the Amir al-Mu’minin (may Allah protect him). He added that construction would begin on more than 100 hospitals across the country within the current year.

Meanwhile, the Director of Public Health in Kunar stated that the 30-bed hospital in Asmar District would be built at a cost of AFN 49.7 million and that construction would be completed within 18 months.