Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram

Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram
Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram
Egyptian Army
	Afghans wait in line outside of the Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram Airfield
Geography
Location	Bagram, Afghanistan
Coordinates	34°56′29″N 69°15′22″E / 34.941372°N 69.256063°E
Organisation
Type	Military hospital
History
Opened	2003
Closed	2013
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Afghanistan

The Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram was a military hospital operated by the Egyptian Army at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from 2003 to 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] As of 2008, the hospital treated between 400 and 500 Afghans weekly.^[6] Treatment was provided free of charge.^[7] 31 percent of the hospitals patients were children.^{[citation needed]}

Liam Fox, writing in The Telegraph, described the Egyptian Hospital at Bagram as an exception to "almost non-existent" engagement in Afghanistan by the Muslim world.^[8]

References

^ Dawoud, Khaled (30 June 2004). "US Egypt aid debated". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. He also pointed out that Egypt maintains a field hospital in Bagram, Afghanistan that serves the needs of thousands of Afghanis.
^ "Internship injects the right prescription for Afghans". United States Central Command. 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^ Mockenhaupt, Brian (October 2010). "The Doctor's War". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. The Egyptian military, which also runs a hospital at Bagram, agreed to take the kids, and the Charlie Company helicopter roared off over the mountains. The hospital, housed in plywood buildings, is clean but cramped—think M*A*S*H—and lacks the high-tech equipment of the American facility.
^ Hazelett, Rob (22 June 2013). "Egyptian field hospital re-opens on Bagram Air Field". 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via DVIDS.
^ Cupp, Jon (18 November 2013). "Soldiers partner for Egyptian hospital closure in Afghanistan". 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via DVIDS.
^ Bolinger, James (28 February 2008). "Bagram military police donate smiles". United States Central Command. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^ Cloutier, George (6 October 2008). "Egyptian Field Hospital heals physical, mental wounds". American Forces Network. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via DVIDS.
^ Fox, Liam (28 October 2007). "Liam Fox: Afghanistan must not be lost". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Of course, Pakistan has been facing the brunt of the fighting against al-Qaeda along the Durand line, but other Muslim contributions have been all too limited. With the exception of an Egyptian field hospital at Bagram Air Base, [UAE and Jordan], Arab participation has been almost non-existent in Afghanistan.