Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute Opens
Attendees to the opening ceremony of the Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute participate in the ribbon cutting May 9, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery will be able to train up to 800 students, both male and female, a year in nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, lab and dental services. Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon
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Story by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon
The Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute held a ribbon cutting ceremony May 9,2012. The Nursing and Midwifery facility is one of only eight similar facilities in the country and will be able to train up to 800 students, both male and female, per year. The facility will teach students nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, lab, and dental services, with an emphasis on improving maternal and infant mortality rates in Kandahar, as well as surrounding provinces.
The May 9, 2012 ribbon cutting ceremony for Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute marked a big step in the improvement of medical facilities in Afghanistan. The Director of Public Health, Dr. A.Q. Pokhla, Provincial Governor, Toryalai Wesa, and the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Suraya Dalil attended the ceremony along with many of the U.S. military and civilian partners who assisted in the project.The speakers spoke about the importance of the facility and what it will mean for Afghanistan.
“Today we celebrate the transition to Afghan authority,” said Minister Dalil. “We should stand on our own feet to deliver services for our people.”
The Nursing and Midwifery facility is one of only eight similar facilities in the country and will be able to train up to 800 students, both male and female, per year. The facility will teach students nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, lab, and dental services, with an emphasis on improving maternal and infant mortality rates in Kandahar, as well as surrounding provinces. The compound consists of male and female dormitories, a dining hall, a schoolhouse, mosque, recreation field and administrative buildings.
The new facility will greatly increase the institute’s capabilities from those provided at the former site at Mirwais hospital.
“The nursing and midwifery facility will provide students with a better learning and living environment.” said U.S. Navy Lt. j.g Kimberly Gaines, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team senior medical officer. “As well facilitate the growth of a multitude of health services in Kandahar City.”
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kimberly Gaines, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, listens to a translated speech through a headset during the Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute grand opening ceremony May 9, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy service members and civilians deployed to the Kandahar province of Afghanistan to assist in the effort to rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure. Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon
Local Afghan contractors conducted the building of the facility with the assistance of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. The Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and civilians assigned to the Kandahar province to assist with the effort to rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure.
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