The capital Kabul has experienced a massive population growth, and the city’s public health services cannot fulfil the medical needs. At Ahmad Shah Baba district hospital in eastern Kabul, which serves more than 1.2 million people, MSF supports the Ministry of Public Health to deliver outpatient and inpatient care, with a focus on maternal health and emergency services. The team also provides paediatric care, treatment for malnutrition, family planning, health promotion and vaccinations, and supports the hospital’s laboratory, X-ray services and tuberculosis (TB) treatment programme. MSF has increased the capacity of the hospital from 46 to 62 beds and this year started to rehabilitate the buildings. Staff conducted 100,000 consultations and assisted 18,966 deliveries, almost 20 per cent more than in 2015. In 2016, MSF started a new programme for the treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and epilepsy. Around 600 patients were enrolled.