AIBAK - Thirty-nine nurses and midwives on Wednesday graduated from a two-year training course in northern Samangan province, an official said.
Dr. Mohammad Sharif Anwari, in charge of Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) in Samangan, told in the graduation ceremony 20 girls graduated as midwives and 19 others as nurses.
Without going into details, he said the graduates had completed the training programme with the financial support of the Swedish Committee.
Public Health Director Dr. Abdul Khalil Musadiq called the graduation a step towards better health services in the province and said 41 girls had graduated previously from a similar course.
Rahima Jafari, a resident of Dara-i-Sauf Bala district and one of the graduates, said they had received theoretical and practical education. (Pajhwok)