Hospital type General | Number of beds 400 | |
Location Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan Similar Qargha Reservoir, National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul Zoo, Gardens of Babur, Id Gah Mosque | ||
Jinnah Hospital (Pashto: جناح روغتون; Dari: شفاخانه جناح) is a 400-bed hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. The hospital is built by the Pakistani government. It is presently undergoing construction and slated for completion. It is named after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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Background
The construction of Jinnah Hospital is funded by Pakistan. It is part of a series of aid and development projects in Afghanistan valued up to $500 million, under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme. The project was approved by the Planning Commission at a cost of $18 million, and the contract was signed in March 2007. The hospital's foundation stone was laid on 10 October 2007. Jinnah Hospital's design and construction services were undertaken by NESPAK and the National Logistics Cell. Around 25 acres of land for the medical complex were reserved by the Afghan government in District 13 of Kabul.
Jinnah Hospital will facilitate the availability of healthcare services to the most vulnerable population of Afghanistan – mothers and children. It will also add to the general healthcare facilities available to the people of Afghanistan.
Medical facilities
The hospital comprises a two-story structure spread out over an area of 16,700 m2. The building has ten towers. It includes a casualty block, blood bank, outpatient department, dialysis centre, administration block, intensive care unit, constant care centre, thalassemia centre, wards for gynaecology, medicine and surgeries, as well as pediatrics, emergency and food services. Also included are a pharmacy, laundry and sterilising department. The blocks are accessible and connected to each other via covered corridors, stairs and lifts. The hospital's infrastructure includes overhead water tanks, two tube wells, five 1,000 kVa diesel-powered generators, a pump house and septic tanks, an electrical transformer, and fire alarm and nurse calling systems.
According to the Pakistani embassy, Jinnah Hospital's furnishing and equipment costs – in addition to training of doctors, paramedics and other hospital staff – shall be covered under a grant provided by Pakistan.