The Mirwais Hospital (

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: د ميرويس نيکه حوزوي روغتون), also known as Shafakhanai Chinai, is a

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in the city of

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, in southern

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. It is named after

Mirwais Hotak Mir Ways ibn Shah 'Alam, also known as Mirwais Khan Hotak (Pashto/Dari: ) (1673–1715) was an Afghan ruler from the Ghilji tribe of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and the founder of the Hotak dynasty. In 1709, after overthrowing and assassinating Geor ...

, who is known in the area as ''Mirwais Neeka'' (''Mirwais the Grandfather''). It is one of several advanced medical-treatment facilities in the area.

History

The 600-bed hospital was built with aid from

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in 1979, but services have been affected by years of fighting in the region. The hospital was damaged during the long period of unrest in the country. It was rebuilt by the

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in 1995. It is a state-run facility and receives 70% of its funding from the

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, who have about 30 expatriate staffs working permanently at the hospital. Despite this, the hospital is faced with lack or proper facilities and resources.

Services

The hospital has: * 150-bed surgical unit * 3 operating theatres * blood bank * X-ray department * kitchen facilities to provide food for patients and staff * laundry facility According to a report by

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, not only people from

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are treated at Mirwais Hospital but also from neighboring

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Zabul Zabul (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country. It has a population of 249,000. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zabu ...

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and others. This hospital is the teaching hospital for

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's Faculty of Medicine.

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* * * Hospital buildings completed in 1979 Kandahar Hospitals in Afghanistan 1979 establishments in Afghanistan Hospitals established in 1979 {{Asia-hospital-stub

History

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