Mirwais Hospital

Mirwais Hospital
Mirwais Hospital
Afghan government
Geography
Location	Kandahar, Afghanistan
Coordinates	31°37′15″N 65°40′48″E / 31.620922°N 65.679928°ECoordinates: 31°37′15″N 65°40′48″E / 31.620922°N 65.679928°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	General
Affiliated university	Kandahar University
Services
Beds	600
History
Former name(s)	Mirwais Regional Hospital
Construction started	1979
Opened	1979
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Afghanistan

The Mirwais Hospital (Pashto: د ميرويس نيکه حوزوي روغتون), also known as Shafakhanai Chinai, is a hospital in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan.^[1] It is named after Mirwais Hotak, who is known in the area as Mirwais Neeka (Mirwais the Grandfather). It is one of several advanced medical-treatment facilities in the area.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The 600-bed hospital was built with aid from China in 1979, but services have been affected by years of fighting in the region.^[1] The hospital was damaged during the long period of unrest in the country. It was rebuilt by the ICRC in 1995.^[2] It is a state-run facility and receives 70% of its funding from the International Committee of the Red Cross, who have about 30 expatriate staffs working permanently at the hospital. Despite this, the hospital is faced with lack or proper facilities and resources.^[3]

Services[]

The hospital has:

150-bed surgical unit
3 operating theatres
blood bank
X-ray department
kitchen facilities to provide food for patients and staff
laundry facility

According to a report by The Senlis Council, not only people from Kandahar province are treated at Mirwais Hospital but also from neighboring Helmand, Zabul, Oruzgan and others.^[4]

This hospital is the teaching hospital for Kandahar University's Faculty of Medicine.