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LLU/LLUMC medical team travels to Afghanistan to evaluate hospital request [See article.]
Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, is located at an elevation of approximately 5,900 feet at the Hindu Kush mountains. With a current population of approximately 3.5 million, Kabul, once a lively and cosmopolitan city, has suffered from more than 20 years of war.
Loma Linda University chancellor Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH (left), and Roy V. Jutzy, MD (right), professor of medicine, School of Medicine, meet with Afghanistan minister of health Sohaila Siddiqui, MD (center), and her translator, to talk about plans for a cooperative effort to operate Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital.
Larry A. Feenstra, director of clinical engineering, Loma Linda University Medical Center, examines a piece of equipment in a local hospital. Mr. Feenstra reviewed the equipment presently at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital and determined needs for the facility when it reopens this fall.
Jan Zumwalt, MS, MBA, RN, executive director for case management, Loma Linda University Medical Center, visits with a new Afghan friend.
Jerry E. Daly, MSLS, Afghanistan project director, and director of the Del E. Webb Memorial Library, makes friends with children at a Kabul hospital.
The traditional burka is still worn by many Afghan women in the city and throughout the countryside. During the Taliban government, the burka was required attire for women.
Goats and other livestock are a common sight in Kabul. Commerce is flourishing in Kabul. The city has more than doubled its population since the fall of the Taliban government.
Fresh produce is readily available at reasonable prices for Kabul residents.
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