KABUL, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have launched construction of a 30-bed hospital in Chak district of Wardak province, eastern Afghanistan, the official Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) reported on Saturday.
Financed by the government at a cost of 54.8 million afghani (about 844,000 U.S. dollars), the facility, whose construction began on Thursday, will provide residents of several villages with access to healthcare services, the broadcaster reported.
The hospital will offer maternal and child healthcare, vaccination and physiotherapy services, RTA added. ■
