Health Ministry Stresses Better Care Quality and Attracting Foreign Patients
At a meeting to introduce the programmes of the second National and International Health Exhibition, Abdul Wali Haqqani, deputy minister for health services at the Ministry of Public Health, stressed the need to improve the quality of health services and standardise private and public clinics and hospitals. He described the cooperation of international and national organisations, as well as the private sector, as valuable in the medical field and said the ministry’s main goal was to provide quality health services and attract foreign patients.
Haqqani added that the Ministry of Public Health is committed, with all its resources, to improving the quality of health services and protecting the health of the community. At the same time, the exhibition organisers said the purpose of holding the event was to advance the health sector, support domestic production, create investment opportunities and strengthen cooperation between national and international institutions.
Mohammadiasin Tsal, one of the organisers of the exhibition, said countries could invest in the event and expand areas of cooperation in health and technical fields. In addition, Abdul Basir Qane, director general of medicines and health products regulation at the Ministry of Public Health, said only 30% of the vital items needed by hospitals in the country are produced by domestic factories.
The exhibition is scheduled to be held from 20 to 24 Aqrab at the Afghanistan International Exhibition in Kabul, and representatives from India, Turkey and Iran will also attend.
