Foundation Stone Laid for AFN 54.8 Million General Hospital in Chak District of Maidan Wardak

During his visit to Maidan Wardak Province, H.E. the Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali laid the foundation stone for a general hospital in Sibak, Chak District, at a cost of AFN 54.8 million.

The ceremony was attended by the provincial governor, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, the Provincial Director of Public Health, the Deputy Head of the Ulema Council, and other government officials.

Addressing the ceremony, the Minister said that expanding healthcare infrastructure is a key priority for the Ministry, which plans to establish general hospitals in 318 districts nationwide.

Funded through the Ministry’s domestic budget, the hospital is expected to be completed within 18 months. It will provide local residents with quality healthcare services in general medicine, surgery, paediatrics, and obstetrics and gynaecology.