My Projects inKandahar, Afghanistan
Posted by Bill Bourlet
Dr Qayumi brought two young surgeons from Kandahar hospital to our meeting. Dr Dawod and Dr Azim gave us a brief glimpse of life in their hospital through slides in the power point. All the Dr's of our hospital bring you peace from Afghanistan. Hospital beds are at a premium as are staff and transport. Your hospitals are so well equipped here in comparison to ours. We lose so many patients just because we cant get them to hospital in time. Please send us your used ambulances. We could really use them. We cover the whole south eastern section of the country. We are the main hospital for 4 cities and many villages. We have 420 beds and have 1,500 patient nights a month. So we sleep people on the floor and in the corridors.
We have 10,000 out patients. We have 3 general surgeons and two tables to operate on. 4 ambulances only for 100 km area. We are so short of basic equipment. We are short of administration personnel. We often lose nurses to the better paying jobs on the private hospitals. We are sponsored by the Red Cross for our basic supplies. We are looking for support from the Rotary clubs to help train our people. We have been at war for 10 years now since we were liberated from the Taliban. Up to 2008 saw $84 billion spent on the war but only $4 billion spent on rebuilding the country. The same amount as was just spent on up grading the hwy to Whistler. Many Canadians have been helping but we need so much more. World Help Network has sent materials. Can your club manage a load for Kandahar. We need leadership to show us the right way. The speaker was thanked by Ricardo.