The Taliban's Ministry of Public Health announced in a press conference that 72% of the people in Afghanistan's villages do not have access to primary and secondary health services.
The ministry said on Wednesday that of a total of 400 districts, only 93 districts of the country have hospitals.
The press conference of the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health was held in Kabul on Wednesday, December 25, in the presence of a number of officials of the ministry.
Officials of the Taliban's Ministry of Health said at the meeting that health services in remote areas of Afghanistan have not been properly developed in recent decades.
The Taliban's Ministry of Health said that due to the lack of hospitals in the villages, patients are referred to health centres in the provincial capital for treatment of minor problems.
Emphasising on the expansion of services in remote areas of the country, the ministry announced that a budget has been allocated by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada for the construction of 318 hospitals in the districts, and the construction process of these hospitals will begin after the completion of the legal and administrative procedures.
According to information provided by the Taliban's Ministry of Health, there are currently 13,000 beds in the country, and with the construction of new hospitals, another 10,000 beds will be added.
The ministry also added that 27,000 professional and administrative staff are expected to be employed in the new hospitals.
