KABUL: The office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has announced the approval of a project to construct a large, fully equipped 350-bed hospital in Helmand province.
The office said the project was approved at the latest meeting of the National Procurement Commission, chaired by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.
According to the statement, the hospital will be built on 50 jeribs of land at an estimated cost of 500 million Afghanis and will be completed within three years.
The Economic Affairs Deputy Prime Minister’s Office said the Islamic Emirate will finance the construction of the hospital.
Once completed, the facility will provide Helmand with a major 350-bed healthcare center, aimed at expanding health services and improving access to medical care for residents of the province.