2 private hospitals in Kabul receive top accreditation rating — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two private hospitals have received the top accreditation rating, nine the second-highest rating and 39 the third, while 65 have failed to meet the required standards out of 115 private hospitals assessed in the capital Kabul, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Tuesday. Addressing a ceremony in this regard, Deputy Prime Minister for Administration Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) supported the private health sector to address existing problems and facilitate the provision of standard healthcare services. He said MoPH had launched the assessment process after people lodged complaints about overcharging and the quality of healthcare services at private hospitals. Hanafi added that private hospitals had been assessed against internationally accepted standards and classified into three categories — A, B and C. Hospitals whose service quality fell below the required standards had been placed in lower categories. He described the private sector’s contribution to healthcare as valuable and complementary to public health services, urging private hospital officials to standardise their services, improve quality and strengthen their staff’s capacity. He said the grading process aimed to promote healthy competition among private hospitals, improve healthcare quality and patient care, and provide citizens with better, standardised services. Assessment results for private hospitals in Kabul Mawlawi Saifullah Muawiya, head of accreditation at MoPH, said…