Afghanistan to build 285 health centers nationwide

STORY: Afghanistan to build 285 health centers nationwide SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rural area and a health center in north Afghanistan's Sari Pul Province STORYLINE: Afghan authorities will build at least 285 health centers in several provinces of Afghanistan, local TOLOnews TV channel on Saturday quoted the country's top health official as saying. Qalandar Ibad, acting minister of public health, said the ministry is urging trained and professional doctors abroad to come back to their homeland amid a shortage of medics, the media outlet reported. The official also noted that 45,000 medical beds are needed to treat patients across the country, when the number of medical beds is less than 30 percent of the expected quantity. According to a plan released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 million people in Afghanistan, including 7.5 million children a

Afghanistan's Herat province in need of medical supplies following deadly quakes: minister

STORY: Afghanistan's Herat province in need of medical supplies following deadly quakes: minister DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in the hospitals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): QALANDAR IBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan 3. various of the aftermath of earthquakes 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): QALANDAR IBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister of Public Health Qalandar Ibad told Xinhua on Monday after visiting hospitals in quake-hit Herat province that there will be a need for medical supplies for people in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): QALANDAR IBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan "If we look at the issue in the long term such as one month, two months, three months, or six months, we need medical equipment and medicines." Two powerful earthquakes, each with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted west Afghanistan on Saturda

Hospitals in Herat, Afghanistan crowded with injured people following deadly earthquakes

STORY: Hospitals in Herat, Afghanistan crowded with injured people following deadly earthquakes DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the aftermath of earthquakes 2. STANDUP (English): MOHAMMAD JAN ARIA, Xinhua reporter 3. various of the views in the hospitals 4. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): QALANDAR EBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MOHAMMAD JAN ARIA, Xinhua reporter "I'm now at a hospital in Herat City (in west Afghanistan). After the deadly quakes shook the city, crowds of injured people were sent to hospitals in the city. Follow our camera to see the situation." Two earthquakes, each with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted west Afghanistan on Saturday, followed by several aftershocks. The epicenters were in the Zindajan district of Herat province and so far, 2,445 deaths have been confirmed. As the number of casualties continued to rise, hospitals in Herat were under great pressure. Thousands