BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health personnel, assisted by Coalition forces, treated 56 Afghan citizens at the KhasVillage clinic, Oruzgan District, OruzganProvince, Dec. 30.More than 5,000 Afghans have received medical care at the clinic since it opened in January 2007.The clinic originally opened in a smaller structure, but soon required a larger facility to handle the number of patients and the higher standard of care patients needed.The Ministry of Public Health responded to the needs of the people and built a larger structure with an operating room, x-ray room and pharmacy.The medical staff was increased to handle the larger patient load, enhancing care provided to villagers throughout the district.A female doctor, who has delivered six babies in the past year, was added to the clinic staff to treat women.Villagers have responded positively to the addition.Afghan National Army doctors and medics staff the clinic six days a week with assistance from three Coalition force doctors and medics from a nearby combined military outpost.Having ANSF and Coalition forces medical professionals work together at the KhasVillage clinic creates an environment for the doctors and medics to learn from, and mentor, each other.“We are grateful that we can learn together and discuss techniques and different approaches to medicine,” said an ANA medic.Some patients require more comprehensive medical care than is available at the clinic.Over the past year, ANSF and Coalition doctors have worked together to move 20 patients needing a higher-level of care to more advanced medical facilities in other parts of the country.“News about the care we provide has reached many tribes and villages,” said a Coalition medic.“The Afghan citizens are allowing us to deliver their babies, which is a sign that they trust the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to provide for their welfare, where as the Taliban can’t and won’t.”
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