Statistics from an Afghan Clinic:
Putting the pictures of the Afghan Doctor and that little 3 day old girl on my blog made me think a little about the fact that so many people don't realize the amount of work being done in Afghanistan and the amount of work that still needs to be done.
The picture above shows the statistics of this particular clinic - build by USAID in Afghanistan.1387 is the year - and that pretty much means 2008 - except that the Muslim calendar year is a bit different. The doctor told me that they charge 5 Afghanis from each patient who comes in to be treated - and that many people in this village have serious problems finding the 5 Afghanis it will cost them to go to the doctor.
5 afghanis is 10 Cents!!!
Looking at the statistics from this new clinic you realize how much they must have needed a clinic here.. The last month of the chart shows that they had 440 more patients than they had capacity for.
Development and reconstruction are so many things... I believe in seeing things with your own eyes but I am also realistic and know that that isnt always possible - therefore I photograph...
