2. Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul, which was
founded in 1966 with help from the government
of India, has become one of the most highly
respected hospitals in Afghanistan. Located in a
busy section of Kabul near the NATO base, Indira
Gandhi Hospital has consistently provided care to
children and infants who have experienced
everything from respiratory problems to injuries
from road accidents. Patients come from all over
Afghanistan, many by foot, to be treated at Indira
Gandhi Hospital.
3. After a bomb damaged the hospital in 2012,
12-foot blast walls were built to protect the
building and the patients inside of it. In 2013,
the Bayat Foundation constructed new
pediatric intensive care and critical care units
on top of the rubble of a ruined part of the
facility. The units contain several advanced
features, including remote patient-
monitoring technology and other modern
medical equipment that permit physicians to
provide acute care for pediatric patients.