Atatürk_Children's_Hospital

Atatürk Children's Hospital

Atatürk Children's Hospital

Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

The Atatürk National Children Speciality Hospital is a 200-bed children's hospital located in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] It is one of the largest children's hospital in the city.[2]

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The hospital is administered by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health.[3] It is located in the affluent Shahr-e Naw neighborhood, next to the French Medical Institute for Children and very close to Kabul University.[4]

Gulam Hasan Kamil is the chief physician.[5][6]

History

The hospital receives large amounts of funding and is closely tied to the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).[6] In 2000 the Turkish government sent $15,000 to the hospital[7] and in 2012 sent five ambulances carrying 40 pieces of equipment to the hospital.[2]

On June 27, 2019, a doctor at the hospital was beaten and given death threats by a police officer. Many staff members went on strike in protest.[8]

After the May 2020 terrorist attack in the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital,[9] all babies inside the hospital were moved to the Atatürk Children's Hospital.[10] UNICEF representatives visited the hospital on 20 September 2021.[11]

On 2 March 2022, TİKA announced it had drilled a 200 metres (7,900 in) well for the hospital after concerns it was facing issues over the water supply.[5] That same year the Yunus Emre Institute said it had opened a Turkish-language course for professionals in the hospital.[12]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Ataturk Hospital Upgraded, Dr. Abdullah Vows To Improve Health Services". Bakhtar News Agency. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. [2]
    "Turkish body aids children's hospital in Afghanistan". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. [3]
    "Situation reports 2022 l". World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. [4]
    HOSPITALS IN KABUL Embassy of India, Kabul
  5. [5]
    "TİKA Drilled Water Wells for Hospitals in Afghanistan - Afghanistan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. [6]
    "Turkish body aids children's hospital in Afghanistan". TurkishPress. July 9, 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. [7]
    "Afghanistan Weekly Update No. 355 - Afghanistan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. [8]
    "Ataturk Hospital Staff Go On Strike Over Police Mistreat". Ariana News. June 29, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. [9]
    "'It Was Horrific:' Afghan Mother Speaks Out About Maternity Ward Attack". Voice of America. May 18, 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  10. [10]
    "Afghan maternity ward attackers 'came to kill the mothers'". BBC News. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  11. [11]
    "UNICEF / AFGHANISTAN ATATURK HOSPITAL". United Nations UN Audiovisual Library. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  12. [12]
    "Turkish Course Opened for Healthcare Professionals in Afghanistan". Türkiye - Merkez. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-20.


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