Afghan govt requests to help establish Paraplegic Centre in Kabul on the pattern of Peshawar

PESHAWAR, March 13: The Afghan government has requested the management of the Paraplegic Center Peshawar to assist in setting up such an institution in Kabul as well. Paraplegic Center is the only medical institution in Pakistan that not only treats spinal cord injured and patients but also manufactures artificial limbs for the disabled. Thousands of Afghan patients have been successfully treated and fitted with prostheses in the decades-long Afghan war.
In this regard, MaulviMati-ul-HaqKhalis, Head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (SraMiasht) visited the Paraplegic Center Peshawar with an Afghan government delegation. Whilethe center’s CEO Dr. Syed Mohammad Ilyas gave him a detailed briefing about the aims and objectives of the organization and exemplary services rendered in the region. He fully agreed that there is an urgent need to set up a Paraplegic Center Peshawar-style institution for the physical, psychological and social rehabilitation of the disabled in war-torn Afghanistan. MaulviMatiulHaqKhalis along with the delegation also inspected the institution in detail and enquired after the Afghan and Pakistani patients there. On this occasion he mingled with the patients while the Afghan patients highly praised the high quality of the center and the exemplary attitude of the medical staff.
MaulviMati-ul-HaqKhalis also appreciated the excellent services and performance of Paraplegic Center Peshawar and acknowledged that the great work that Paraplegic Center Peshawar is doing in the whole region is unique example. – PR