Article Author: Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurates new hospital in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province
Media Source: Asia Plus (Tajikistan)
Date: 25 April 2017
On April 24th, the Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danesh, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurated a US $22.8 million hospital that will serve the people of Bamiyan. The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) began operating the Bamiyan Hospital in 2004. At that time, the hospital had only 35 beds – 15 of which were ho
On April 24th, the Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danesh, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurated a US $22.8 million hospital that will serve the people of Bamiyan. The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) began operating the Bamiyan Hospital in 2004. At that time, the hospital had only 35 beds – 15 of which were housed in a tent. As part of a public-private partnership with the Government of Afghanistan, AKHS undertook the challenge of upgrading the hospital as part of the AKDN’s broad contribution to the improvement of health services in Afghanistan.