FMIC

In its Click programme, BBC Persian talked about the advanced facilities available at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) which can take medical consultation to remote and isolated areas of Afghanistan. 
High mountainous terrains cover more than half of Afghanistan, making geographical obstacles are one of the difficult challenges in accessing many areas of the country. Combined with the difficulty of access,  security issues have also made it harder and more dangerous to reach certain areas. 
The notorious nature of this problem becomes more evident when citizens with treatable illnesses lose an organ or even their lives due to lack of access to a physician and proper medical facility. In order to overcome this challenge, in 2006, in collaboration with Roshan Telecom, FMIC could connect a few provincial hospitals via a very high bandwidth internet, providing residents of those provinces with access to specialized medical services. 
Another difficult challenge facing Afghanistan is the lack of specialist human resources. To address this challenge, FMIC has decided to provide required human resources at a wider scope by organizing trainings via its e-Learning programs. 
​Mr Aziz Ahmad  Jan, CEO and General Director of FMIC says, “we are negotiating with the Afghan Ministry of Public Health to ensure that after connecting all hospitals through a fiber optic link, we can provide our services to all hospitals in Afghanistan”. So far, more than 10,000 patients are treated utilizing this innovative technology, Remote Patient Monitoring, which is in essence Telemedicine. This technology can save the lives of many others, both in Afghanistan and other countries in the region with similar conditions.​