Nurse Muhammad Shafir washes his hands after delivering a patient with a head trauma to the specialist clinic in the background...Kabul Ambulance Service (KAS) is the first such service in Afghanistan. In a country where anyone sick or injured usually is transported to the doctor, or hospital, by taxi, on foot or even on the back of a mule, helped by relatives, an ambulance service equipped with 4WD Landcruisers and nurses is a huge improvement. KAS is currently serving a population of over...
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Nurse Muhammad Shafir washes his hands after delivering a patient with a head trauma to the specialist clinic in the background...Kabul Ambulance Service (KAS) is the first such service in Afghanistan. In a country where anyone sick or injured usually is transported to the doctor, or hospital, by taxi, on foot or even on the back of a mule, helped by relatives, an ambulance service equipped with 4WD Landcruisers and nurses is a huge improvement. KAS is currently serving a population of over 4 million people with less than 15 ambulances.
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