ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel has said that Pakistan government is extending every possible support to Afghan brethren in medical field.
Speaking to media here in Islamabad on Friday, he said Pakistan has constructed three hospitals in Afghanistan at a cost of 2.3 billion rupees. The Minister said twenty-four doctors, 24 nurses and 21 technicians have been trained at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) while fifteen doctors have been given training in Peshawar to work in these three hospitals.
He said the running cost of these hospitals worth one billion rupees is also being provided by Pakistan. The Minister said during recent earthquake in Afghanistan, three trucks of medicine were dispatched, five trucks are being dispatched today and 30 trucks will be sent till next week.