Engineering Department: As part of an emergency relief project in 2001, IbnSina initiated an engineering department and for the first time undertook construction of 850 low-cost shelters project for homeless refugees in New Shamshatoo camp in Peshawar, Pakistan. The successful completion of several projects reaffirmed IbnSina’s strength in the engineering field and an independent engineering department become an essential part of the organization. To date this department has made crucial contributions to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the national health infrastructure. IbnSina Engineering Department has a strong professional staff in different engineering fields including irrigation, water supply & sanitation, road and building construction, and has many achievements to its credit.
Suspension bridge in Laghman province under construction l	Kas Aziz Khan CHC in Laghman province constructed by IbnSina
IbnSina’s Provincial office in Zabul province, built by its engineering team	A view of construction site of the Insititue of Public Health building in Ahmad Shah Baba Mina in Kabul
IbnSina rehabilitated Shahjoy Hospital in Zabul	IbnSina constructed CHC clinic building in Tezak, Behsood- I District of Wardak Province
IbnSina rehabilitated Chamkani district hospital in Paktia province	Map of Institute of Public Health building currently under construction

  

The IbnSina Institute of Public Health and Management Sciences (IPHMS) had landmark achievements to boast in the past calendar year, and in July 2006, the Institute moved into its nearly complete building in Ahmad Shah Baba Mena suburb of Kabul.

In July 2006, IbnSina IPHMS launched the first ever Masters Degree course in Public Health (MPH) to be conducted in Kabul Afghanistan, in collaboration with the Institute of Management Sciences (IMS), an accredited and registered higher education institution in Peshawar Pakistan.  Twenty Afghan MD doctors, including five women, are enrolled in the 18-month course, divided into three six-month semesters, each semester covering six modules of the training. 
At the end of the first semester, in October 2006, IMS invited the MPH students for a study visit to IMS Peshawar, where the MPH team visited a number of hospitals and higher education institutions, including Peshawar University.  During a meeting with the Vice Chancellor of the University,
IbnSina IPHMS and Peshawar University signed a formal MOU for cooperating and collaborating to promote regional understanding through academic and research exchanges between the two institutions.

Community Education Resource Centers

In mid- year 2006, IbnSina Afghanistan responded to formal requests from the provincial government authorities and communities in Laghman and Kunar provinces, and took over support of two Community Education Resource Centers in Laghman (Mehterlam and Qarghaie) and one center in Asadabad Kunar.
The three IbnSina Community Education Resource Centers provided informal education opportunities for over 1512 young literate boys and girls in rural and semi-rural districts, providing them with language and computer literacy skills that enhance their ability to avail of higher education and employment opportunities.  These three centers offer courses in English and Arabic languages, as well as computer and Math skill courses for boys and girls, thus preparing them with the skills required to enter the contemporary job market, or to compete for higher education opportunities in Afghanistan and abroad.