20 April 2019 Pakistan handed over the newly constructed second largest in Afghanistan Mohammad Ali Jinah Hospital (200 beds) in Kabul to the Afghan authorities. Developed with an estimated cost of $24 million by Pakistan, this newly built 200-bed hospital in the western part of the Afghan capital has been dubbed as the symbol of ‘lasting peace’ between the two neighbors.

Background:
The construction of Jinnah Hospital was funded by Pakistan and is named after the founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is part of a series of Pakistani aid and development projects in Afghanistan valued up to $1 billion, under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme. The flagship project was approved by the Planning Commission initially at a cost of $18 million, and the contract was signed in March 2007. The hospital's foundation stone was laid on 10 October 2007.Jinnah Hospital's design and construction services were undertaken by NESPAK and the National Logistics Cell. Around 25 acres of land for the medical complex were reserved by the Afghan government in District 13 of Kabul.
 

The hospital comprises a two-story structure spread out over an area of 16,700 m². The building has ten towers.It includes a casualty block, blood bank, outpatient department, dialysis centre, administration block, intensive care unit, constant care centre, thalassemia centre, wards for gynaecology, medicine and surgeries, as well as pediatrics, emergency and food services. Also included are a pharmacy, laundry and sterilising department. The blocks are accessible and connected to each other via covered corridors, stairs and lifts. The hospital's infrastructure includes overhead water tanks, two tube wells, five 1,000 kVa diesel-powered generators, a pump house and septic tanks, an electrical transformer, and fire alarm and nurse calling systems