Electrocardiogram unit delivered to hospital in Khoja-Baldeen.

On November 7, 2001, a new electrocardiogram unit was delivered to the hospital in Khoja-Baldeen. This donation was made possible by joint efforts of Partners International Foundation, Knightsbridge International, Afghanistan Relief International, and TzuChi Foundation. These non-government organizations combined their knowledge and efforts to complete this operation.

This receiving clinic is managed by a doctor who is a trained cardiologist; but the clinic does not have an electrocardiogram unit. The doctor assured that the donated equipment would be used immediate to save lives. The doctors in this clinic are amazingly proficient, performing sophisticated operation with a minimum amount of equipment, little power, makeshift recovery rooms in tents, and a very sporadic supply of medicines.

A week earlier, Knightsbridge International, Afghanistan Relief International, and Tzu Chi Foundation had delivered over $8,000 in medicines and supplies to this hospital.

Since this delivery, representatives of Northern Afghanistan have explained to us the extreme need for medical equipment throughout the entire country. As donations like this one demonstrate the possibility of delivering equipment reliably to under-equipped hospitals in Afghanistan, we hope that more medical equipment from the rest of the world would be put to use for the people in this country.