An Afghan nurse checks a man at Hawa Save House in Kunduz city, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2022. The Hawa Save House is the first daycare facility for the elderly established since the U.S. occupation ended last year. It has the support of four private health clinics, and more than 30 doctors and nurses work there. (Str/Xinhua)
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- "Our treatment is free of charge and we do not have to pay for our medicine here in the Hawa Save House," said Sarwar Khan.
Khan, 60, is among the first to be treated at a shelter in Kunduz Province that provides medical care for those in need.
"We have many health problems, and need care and medication. People here are poor and can't afford treatment. There are many more like me who want to see the facility expand," said Khan.
In conservative Afghanistan, children usually take care of their parents, but twenty years of conflict have caused terrible damage to the traditional system. The Hawa Save House is the first daycare facility for the elderly established since the U.S. occupation ended last year. It has the support of four private health clinics, and more than 30 doctors and nurses work there.
"This is a good initiative that will help us a lot," Khan said. "I have twice received treatment here and can walk much better since."
Fahim Nuri, the in-charge of the Hawa Save House, told Xinhua recently that a total of 261 aged persons have been hosted by the daycare nursing home and receiving medical treatment free of charge.
Nazikmir, who also attends the care facility, said that far more nursing homes were needed. "We mostly don't have the money to buy medicine. This is the only place that takes care of us," Nazikmir said.
"Besides receiving treatment myself at Hawa, I have also brought my friends here, and they are doing much better now, thanks to the clinic's help," Nazikmir added. ■
People wait at Hawa Save House in Kunduz city, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2022. The Hawa Save House is the first daycare facility for the elderly established since the U.S. occupation ended last year. It has the support of four private health clinics, and more than 30 doctors and nurses work there. (Str/Xinhua)
An Afghan nurse checks a man at Hawa Save House in Kunduz city, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2022. The Hawa Save House is the first daycare facility for the elderly established since the U.S. occupation ended last year. It has the support of four private health clinics, and more than 30 doctors and nurses work there. (Str/Xinhua)
Afghan nurses check a man at Hawa Save House in Kunduz city, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2022. The Hawa Save House is the first daycare facility for the elderly established since the U.S. occupation ended last year. It has the support of four private health clinics, and more than 30 doctors and nurses work there. (Str/Xinhua)