| Indira Gandhi Children's hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°32′19″N 69°11′06″E / 34.538711°N 69.184997°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Children's hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 150 |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969[1] |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Afghanistan |
Indira Gandhi Children's hospital located in Kabul is a Children's hospital of Afghanistan.[2] It has 150 beds[3] and in 2004 started the first cerebral palsy center in Afghanistan.[4] It also has an artificial limb center opened with help of Indian government which can fit up to 1000 people with jaipur feet[5]
Some Indian physicians working at this hospital died in the February 2010 Kabul attack conducted by Taliban.[6]
References
- ↑ South Asia Politics, Volume 1; Volume 4. p. 30.
- ↑ Families find little comfort at Afghan children's hospital, CNN, 2009-03-19
- ↑ Pictures from ISAF: The Indira Gandhi hospital Archived 24 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
- ↑ First cerebral palsy centre for Afghan children opens in Kabul, International Committee of the Red Cross, 2004-05-21
- ↑ A Ticket On The Caravan To Kabul, Outlook (magazine), 2002-01-28
- ↑ Guesthouses Used by Foreigners in Kabul Hit in Deadly Attacks, The New York Times, 2010-02-26
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