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. As of 2008, the hospital treated between 400 and 500 Afghans weekly. Treatment was provided free of charge. 31 percent of the hospitals patients were children.
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.