A nine-member medical team from Germany has begun a two-week medical and surgical mission at Bamiyan Provincial Hospital in central Afghanistan, offering free specialised treatment to patients in need.
According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, the team arrived in coordination with the ministry and in partnership with Aga Khan Health Services. The specialists will provide diagnosis and surgery in areas including plastic surgery, burn care, correction of congenital deformities, war-related injuries and other complex conditions. They expect to examine around 200 patients and operate on 100 to 150 of them.
Alongside treatment, the German doctors will hold theoretical and practical training sessions for Afghan doctors, surgeons and medical students to strengthen local expertise. The ministry said the mission is funded by volunteer doctors and partner organisations, who also brought essential medicines and equipment into the country.