News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp
Home  » News » India donates $2 mn for Afghan hospital

India donates $2 mn for Afghan hospital

By Ajay Kaul in Kabul
Last updated on: August 29, 2005 14:36 IST
Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

India on Monday made a donation of $2 million to the Indira Gandhi Hospital for Children in Kabul.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur announced this on a visit to the hospital. The aid is to provide modern healthcare facilities for children at the neo-natal care unit.

The hospital, which was damaged during the war, is being reconstructed by India.

There are various teams of Indian doctors and paramedics working in 13 hospitals in Kabul. Smaller teams are also working in hospitals in Mazar-I-Sharif, Herat, Kandahar and Shebargan.

Besides this, India has trained 12 Afghan doctors and paramedics at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

Get Rediff News in your Inbox:
Ajay Kaul in Kabul
Source: PTI© Copyright 2024 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.