The French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) is a hospital in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into #Districts, 22 municipal dist ...

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, established in 2006 through a unique partnership between the government of

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and Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The institute claims to have implemented eHealth solutions including tele-consultations. FMIC offers a wide array of services including inpatient care, clinical consultations, diagnostic services, eHealth, 24/7 pharmacy services, and advanced surgeries, neurology, adult cardiac care with a catheterization lab, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetric and gynecology, physiotherapy, vision and dental care. In 2006, FMIC conducted the first open-heart pediatric cardiac surgery in Afghanistan of a 13-year-old girl. In 2012, construction at FMIC began on a new 52 bed wing for obstetric and gynecologic care and a 14-bed neonatal intensive care unit. FMIC claims to be ISO 9001:2008 accredited, and was the first medical center to receive this accreditation in 2009 as per its official web site.

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