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USAID | Afghanistan

From the American People

Jhpiego

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions to strengthen the delivery of health care services for women and their families. By putting evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice, Jhpiego works to break down barriers to high-quality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations.

http://www.jhpiego.org

Activities

Health Service Support Project (HSSP)

Quality Assurance For Health

29 November 2011 | Takhar, Afghanistan

Across Afghanistan, many health professionals like Dr. Sayed Zia Ul Rahman, a health officer in Worsaj District, USAID/HSSP Mir Ahmad, a...

Afghan Midwives Pride Tour to Egypt

25 September 2011 | Cairo, Egypt

The purpose of the training was to increase the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to women throughout their childbearing years with the ultimate goal of saving the lives of women and babies.

Saving Both Mother and Baby

27 July 2011 | Jawzjan, Afghanistan

HSSP/USAID Bibi Gul Jamal displays prevention of postpartum hemorrhage educational materials. Bibi Gul Jamal works tirelessly as a community health worker to...

Proud to Serve Her Community

10 November 2010 | Lay-Lay, Afghanistan

Zulaikha is a community health worker (CHW) in the village of Lay-Lay, one of the most remote areas of Bamyan Province. Lay-Lay is almost an...

Midwives Save Mothers and Infants

8 March 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan suffers from one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world – currently, one in six women dies during childbirth. To protect mothers...

Announcements

Midwives Graduate from Hirat Institute of Health Sciences

30 April 2010 | Hirat, Afghanistan

Forty new midwives graduated from the Hirat Institute of Health Sciences, ready to provide improved care to mothers and infants in their home communities, on...

USAID Program Graduates 23 Midwives in Jawzjan Province

31 October 2009 | Shibirghan, Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan

On October 18, Jawzjan province celebrated the graduation of 23 new midwives from a USAID-supported midwifery education program. The skilled midwives will be deployed back...

E-learning for Midwives

15 August 2009 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Midwives, crucial healthcare providers who help mothers deliver healthy babies, now have a new tool to build their skills and knowledge. On July 22, USAID...

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