The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that through the Hospital Resilience Project (HRP), the organization will support 28 regional, provincial and teaching hospitals which includes the payment of the salaries of around 10.000 health workers and running costs.
In a new report, the ICRC said access to healthcare remains a major concern for a vast amount of Afghan people as thousands of health facilities have closed or are not functioning anymore.
“This enables hospitals to buy fuel to run their ambulances, ensure power continuity, provide food for their patients, undergo necessary maintenance and more. It also includes the provision of much needed medical supplies to overcome the disruption of treatment of the patients,” the report said.
At the time, the health staff of a 100-bed hospital of addicted women in Kabul said that they have not been paid for 5 months, and the majority of the staff has abandoned work.
“We have not received salaries for the past 5 months. Because of this, our staff have resigned and they are not committed to continue working anymore,” said Shaistah, Head of the hospital.
“We are attempting to find donors and to reactivate the health centers,” said Jawid Hazheer, spokesman of the Ministry of Health.
The ICRC report added that supporting nursing schools and teaching hospitals is essential to secure the futures of thousands of female health workers and the future of the health system for the people of Afghanistan.
