July 2005, Saratan 1384.

Includes bibliographical references.

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Public Health—at head of title.

Contents: Abbreviations—Foreword—Acknowledgments—1. The hospital sector in the Afghan health system—2. Services provided by different levels of the hospital sector—3. Diagnostic services provided by different levels of the hospital sector—4. Staffing of hospitals by type of hospital—5. Equipment for hospitals by type of hospital—6. Essential drugs for hospitals by type of hospital—Annexes—List of figures—list of tables.

The Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) has three purposes: (1) to identify a standardized package of hospital services at each level of hospital, (2) to provide a guide for the MOPH, private sector, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and donors on how the hospital sector should by staffed, equipped, and provided materials and drugs, and (3) to promote a health referral system that integrates the BPHS with hospitals—(p. 2).