Boost Hospital - ITFC | Ahmad Story

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Ahmad, 6 years old, from Musa Qala district was admitted 3 days ago to the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre at the MSF-supported Boost hospital in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. As well as being malnourished, he has tuberculosis. His mother Saddiaq, 30, brought him to hospital and has three other children.

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Boost Hospital: Improved Security Situation Leads to Large Numbers of Patients

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB120215

Date taken / Date Recorded 24/01/2022 8:40 AM

Country Afghanistan

Detailed location Lashkar Gah

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

Photographer / videographer / producer Oriane Zerah

Copyright Oriane Zerah

Usage Rights (MSF) MSF Publications

Formal Consent Copy available yes

Project section Helmand Province

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

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Additional Information / Shotlist In Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, MSF supports the 300-bed Boost hospital. MSF is currently supporting the emergency room, surgical department, inpatient department, maternity department, neonatology unit, laboratory and radiology department, as well as the paediatric department. There is also an inpatient therapeutic feeding centre.

The hospital is a lifeline for people in Helmand and neighbouring provinces, providing secondary healthcare that is not easily found elsewhere. Since the end of the conflict in August 2021 there have been huge numbers of patients coming to the hospital, partly due to the improved security situation making it easier for patients to travel, and the lack of functioning healthcare facilities elsewhere.

In 2021, over 164,000 patients came to the emergency room with over 30,900 admitted to hospital. The hospital assisted over 18,900 deliveries, admitted over 3,200 severely malnourished children and carried out over 6,900 surgical interventions.