In Kabul, a young mother holds her infant at the French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children, which has invested over US$ 16 million in its Patient Welfare Programme, changing the lives of over 200,000 patients from all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
AKDN / David Fox
In Kabul, a young mother holds her infant at the French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children, which …
AKDN / David Fox
The French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) in Kabul is managed by the Aga Khan University in partnership with the governments of France and Afghanistan and the French NGO La Chaine de L'Espoir. Since its opening, FMIC has recorded nearly 780,000 patient visits and performed more than 22,800 surgeries, 470,000 radiology procedures and 2.5 million laboratory tests.
FMIC / Oriane Zerah
The French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) in Kabul is managed by the Aga Khan University …
FMIC / Oriane Zerah
The construction of the new Bamyan Hospital in Afghanistan was funded by the Government of Canada (US$17 million), the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (US$3.2 million) and the Government of France (US$2.3 million).
AKDN / Kiana Hayeri
The construction of the new Bamyan Hospital in Afghanistan was funded by the Government of Canada (US$17 …
AKDN / Kiana Hayeri
The Bamyan Provincial Hospital, Afghanistan.
AKDN / Kiana Hayeri
The Bamyan Provincial Hospital, Afghanistan.
AKDN / Kiana Hayeri
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We are working with our partners to rebuild the health infrastructure of the country. AKDN programmes range from health posts to hospitals to medical training. We focus on inaccessible areas of Badakhshan, Baghlan and Bamyan.
Every year, AKDN provides primary and curative health care to over 1.6 million patients through an ISO-certified health system. The system comprises four hospitals, 12 basic and comprehensive health centres, 11 sub-centres, one prison health clinic and over 1,015 health posts.
1.6 million
1.6 million patients per year receive care through our internationally accredited healthcare system
Professional Development
AKDN trains doctors, nurses, midwives, health professionals and administrators. We support health policy, nursing standards and midwifery education. In 2012, for example, the French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) launched a programme in postgraduate medical education, which now covers paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery, anaesthesiology, paediatric orthopaedics, paediatric cardiology, pathology and radiology.
AKDN has conducted medical education, training and learning sessions for nearly 13,000 health professionals. Since 2005, AKDN has trained over 400 midwives in the country, about 10 percent of the total. The training of midwives plays a vital role in reducing maternal mortality, which in Afghanistan had dropped from 1,600/100,000 live births in 2003 to 400/100,000 live births in 2015.
An e-health system, which allows hospitals serving remote populations to consult FMIC in Kabul, Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi and other hospitals, has benefited over 20,000 patients throughout the country. More than 4,000 Afghan medical personnel have participated in diagnostic and training opportunities facilitated by e-health technology.
Community Health
AKF works on a number of health fronts such as increasing breastfeeding, promoting hygiene, nutrition and sanitation, the reduction of infant and maternal mortality and the construction of health facilities. Ancillary activities in agricultural and food security, nutrition, sanitation and youth employment aim to improve overall health.
In addition, AKDN has refurbished several facilities, including health centres that had been damaged or neglected. AKU has contributed to the revitalisation of national institutions, such as the Government’s Institute of Health Sciences (IHS). Amongst other institution-strengthening activities, we have set up a science laboratory at HIS and assisted with a revision of the pre-Soviet curriculum, English language skills and computer training.
French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children, Kabul
Afghanistan’s premier women’s and children’s hospital, FMIC, is managed by the Aga Khan University (AKU) in partnership with the governments of France and Afghanistan and the French NGO, La Chaîne de l’Espoir.
Since its establishment in 2006, the 169-bed hospital has served 1.5 million patients from all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. It has repeatedly been the first to perform various surgical procedures in Afghanistan, and is renowned for its cardiac surgery programme. FMIC provides free and discounted care to tens of thousands of low-income Afghans every year through its Patient Welfare Programme. Its pioneering telemedicine programme enables patients at remote hospitals to obtain care from FMIC’s specialists. Since 2012, AKU has been training specialist physicians at FMIC through its Postgraduate Medical Education programme.