Why we serve: Afghan biomed tech wants best for ANA military medicine

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

05.06.2013

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Weir 

NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

CAMP SHOMBAK, Afghanistan - Dom Breadman Azizullah Kohestani, from Afghanistan’s Kapsa province, has served in the ANA for three years, and has trained for more than a year to become one of the country’s first military biomedical electronics technicians.

“I joined because it was clear to me that my service to the country could be a positive step for a better Afghanistan,” said Kohestani. “As one of the first BMETS, we can do the important jobs that help hospitals run properly.”

Kohestani currently serves at Camp Shombak, Helmand, and will belong to the first medical team to receive training at the new Air Transportable Treatment Unit before returning to his permanent duty station in Kabul.

Kohestani comes from a military family. His father serves as an ANA security officer in a Kabul hospital, and his sister – who joined at the same time as him – graduated from the same BMET class.

“I want the hospitals in the country to be the best they can. Not just in the capital, but throughout all of Afghanistan,” Kohestani said. “Proper medical care is very important to me and I am very proud to be a part of the positive change.”

As a BMET, Kohestani’s responsibilities range from calibrating, troubleshooting and fixing medical equipment to facilities management, ensuring hospitals and clinics have power and proper ventilation.

• Date Taken: 05.06.2013
• Date Posted: 07.08.2013 06:45
• Story ID: 109827
• Location: KABUL, AF