Atatürk Children's Hospital
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| Atatürk National Children Speciality Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′15″N 69°08′03″E / 34.5208°N 69.1341°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Ministry of Public Health |
| Type | Children's hospital |
| Patron | Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency |
| Services | |
| Beds | 200[1] |
The Atatürk National Children Speciality Hospital is a 200-bed children's hospital located in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] It is one of the largest children's hospital in the city.[2]
The hospital is administered by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health.[3] It is located in the affluent Shahr-e Naw neighborhood, next to the French Medical Institute for Children and very close to Kabul University.[4]
The hospital receives large amounts of funding and is closely tied to the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).[6] In 2000 the Turkish government sent $15,000 to the hospital[7] and in 2012 sent five ambulances carrying 40 pieces of equipment to the hospital.[2]
On June 27, 2019, a doctor at the hospital was beaten and given death threats by a police officer. Many staff members went on strike in protest.[8]
After the May 2020 terrorist attack in the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital,[9] all babies inside the hospital were moved to the Atatürk Children's Hospital.[10] UNICEF representatives visited the hospital on 20 September 2021.[11]
On 2 March 2022, TİKA announced it had drilled a 200 metres (7,900 in) well for the hospital after concerns it was facing issues over the water supply.[5] That same year the Yunus Emre Institute said it had opened a Turkish-language course for professionals in the hospital.[12]