Saturday November 10 2012
Kabul (BNA) Dr. Suraya Dalil Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan along with her accompanied delegation on Wednesday paid visit from Pul-i-Charkhai Central Jail, overseeing the health care provision in the jail and health status of the prisoners.
The Minister Public Health after visit of the prison, over a press briefing with lieutenant General Amir Mohammad Jamshidi, general director of prisons and detention-houses, informed media men concerning the prison’s heath status.
“By understanding the health needs of the prisoners, the Ministry of Public Health sends every day the mobile medical team comprising doctors and nurses to the Pul-i-Charkhai Jail to provide health services for the prisoners”, said Dr. Dalil.
The minister stated that the 40 items of different types of medicines which have already been donated to the ministry by National Medical Services Institute of Afghanistan were submitted in recent days to authorities of the jail at purpose of prisoners’ treatment.
Dr. Dalil termed the lack of budged as a major challenge toward health care provision in prisons of the country, saying her ministry for improving of better health service in prisons has proposed some amount to be considered in financial year of 1392.
Likewise, general director of prisons and detention houses, Lieutenant General Amir Mohammad Jamshidi, while appreciating the efforts of the ministry of public health in providing health services for prisons and detention houses of the country, hoped that these services would be further improved.
At the same time one of the prisoners of Pul-i-Charkhai Jail who didn’t want to be named expressed his happiness regarding health services which are being provided in the prison and complained that his case file is not being followed properly.
Authorities in the ministry of public health say that they have purchased some medicines worth Afs.470, 000 in order to provide better health services in Pul-i-Charkhai prison and these medicines would be submitted soon to authorities of the prison.
