Better Health for Afghan Mothers and Children Project

Provinces	Hirat
Program	Health (Increasing access of women and children to quality basic health services)
Dates	September 2008 - September 2012
Partner	World Vision
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The Better Health for Afghan Mothers and Children Project will contribute to sustained improvements in maternal, newborn, and child (MNCH) health outcomes. The following MNCH community and facility-based interventions are being supported through the project: infant and young child feeding, immunization, pneumonia case management, diarrheal disease prevention/case management, including a zinc supplementation pilot, and safe maternal and newborn care. Barriers to access are being addressed by expanding the roles of community health workers and midwives; providing better quality of services by improving the competency and supervision of health services providers; and increasing equity through the active engagement of influential leaders and the community. The project is being implemented in Hirat province in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and two Afghan NGOs - the Coordination for Humanitarian Assistance (CHA), and MOVE Welfare Organization.

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