KABUL, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started to construct a new physical rehabilitation center in Lashkar Gah city, capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the organization said on Thursday.
The new center will consist of 13 one-storey buildings and a sport venue. It will double the number of patients received daily and boost the services, the ICRC-Afghanistan wrote on Twitter.
More than 79,900 patients have been assisted in seven ICRC-supported rehabilitation centers across Afghanistan.
For years, the rehabilitation centers only provided services to war victims. However, the centers now provide serves to all disabled persons in Afghanistan. Enditem
