Swim or Sink: Kabul Experience of a Pediatric Surgeon

Kapil Vidyarthi

Former Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Kabul, Afghanistan. 

Freelance Consultant Pediatric Surgeon, Max Superspecialty Hospital, Guru Gram, New Delhi-110017, India 

Keywords

Resource limited setting

Personal experience

History of Pediatric Surgery

Abstract

Afghanistan is a country devastated by militancy and civil wars. Not only the resources are limited but also free movement inside the country is restricted due to security concerns. In such a restricted atmosphere, a freshly graduated pediatric surgeon from India opted to work at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Kabul. In this memoir, he narrates his ordeals and triumphs, thereby giving more insight into the status of pediatric surgery in Afghanistan.