A Presentation By Afghan Health Hospital in the inaugural Continuous Medical support program Held at Kabul.

1. Afghan Women
WOMEN ARE NUCLEUS OF ANY SOCIETY.
ONLY A HEALTHY WOMEN CAN GUARANTY
A HEALTHY SOCIETY.

2. Age wise Afghan Women population distribution
Pre Pubertal Adult Mature
40% 51% 9%
Population and Housing census. CSO’s estimation

3. Diseases in pre pubertal Afghan Women
A General View.
 Congenital defects.
 Malnutrition
 Anemia
 Water born diseases like diarrhea ,gastroenteritis
 Viral Hepatitis
 Worm infestation.
 Psychological conditions
 Communicable diseases
 Blood diseases.

4. Diseases in Adult Afghan Women
A General View
Anemia
Hormonal imbalance
PIDs
UTIs
Anatomical abnormalities
Communicable diseases
Infertility
Psychological conditions
Depression.
Habitual, threatened and accidental abortions.
Pre eclampsia and eclampsia
Ectopic and complicated pregnancies.

5. Diseases in Mature Afghan Women
A General View
 Osteoporosis and other bone diseases.
UTIs
 Pelvic Inflammatory disease
 Uterine Fibroids.
Breast cancer
 Uterine cancer
 Cervix cancer
 Ovarian cancer

6. How diseases in Afghan women are diagnosed
 Appearance of Symptoms.
 Visiting a Medical center.
 Physical examination.
 Investigations prescribed by Clinicians.
 Pathological tests
 Imaging ( X Ray ,Ultrasonography. CT Scans)
 Urine tests and Urine Culture.

7. Lacunae in treatment of women diseases in
Afghanistan.
 Lack of Women disease specialists.
 Lack of Diagnostic facilities and qualified lab technicians.
 Patient awareness.
 Socio-cultural status of women in society.
 Unequipped or unadequately equipped medical centers.
 Education.
 Affordability

8. How can WE help in filling the Gap.
• Interactive sessions of women disease specialists
on regular basis with participation of International
faculties
• Exchanging of ideas and training through video
conferences with international faculties.
• Awareness camps.
• Developing an effective referral network for patients
requiring specialized medical treatment outside
Afghanistan with total transparency and patient benefit
being paramount.

9. I Invite your valuable inputs on these
proposed Steps.
Dear Respected Doctors ,
After contemplating the current scenario in treatment of
Afghan women diseases,
I Suggest following corrective steps
For improvement.
We look forward for your valuable suggestions on this.

10. A Dedicated Healthy Women Unit
 A Separate Unit for women.
 Separate consultancy chambers for women.
 Well experienced and trained lady doctors for treatment of women diseases.
 Regular Ante Natal Clinics.
 Psychiatrist consultancy.
 A dedicated ,separate OT for Surgeries for women and Delivery.
 Dedicated Labor room , well managed and well equipped OT ,recovery and post surgery care PVT
and Sharing wards .
 Full time neonatology specialists at for post delivery care for newborn.

11. Consultancy by Experts
• Consultancy with Women Disease
specialists.
• Regular Monthly OPDs with Indian
Specialist doctors
• Video Consultation of patients with
Indian Doctors

12. Complete Diagnostic set-up under one roof
• All Pathological tests available at the in-house path
lab.
• All blood tests available.
• All hormone profiles ( FSH , LH, Prolactin , Thyroid).
• All urine tests and cultures.
• In house Ultrasonography facility available
with trained and experienced experts.
• All Surgical diagnostic tests available with leading
experts.

13. Video Consultations with leading Indian specialists.
Afghan Health Hospital is
developing a state of Art
Video consultancy facility
(Tele-medicine) with international
faculties from around the globe.

14. Regular CMEs chaired by a leading Indian
specialists.
With the proposed Video conferencing
facility at Afghan Health Hospital
we plan to hold monthly CMEs with
International faculties for exchange of
ideas , Discussion about latest trends and
developments in women healthcare.
Inviting International faculties

15. Indian Specialists Doctors OPDs
Regular OPDs with leading Indian
Women disease specialist.
Follow up of patient through Video
consultations.

16. Educational enhancement and training in India.
Conducting Regular Training and education program
by inviting Indian specialists.
Creating opportunities for training of Afghan Doctors
at corporate and Government hospitals of India.
Training of nursing and paramedical staff in India.