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| Map of Balkh Province Afghanistan |
HealthProm has a project in Charkent, one of the districts of Balkh province covering an area of 1040 Sq. km in north Afghanistan. There are six health centres. The main aim of the activities is to achieve MDG5A (Millennium Development Goal 5A, to reduce maternal deaths by ¾ by 2015, which is also the aim of the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan).
There are problems and obstacles on the sides of both the deliverer and receiver of the health services, so the project works with the both sides - with the villagers who receive the health services and the health workers who deliver the services. In order to improve health, village activities are being done using Participatory Methods by Safe Motherhood Groups and Men's Support Groups, which discuss their health problems to find the ways to solve them locally and in a sustainable way. The main aim of establishing women's and men's groups is to empower the village people, especially the marginalized women, to play an active role in making decisions, especially on their health issues.
There are problems and obstacles on the sides of both the deliverer and receiver of the health services, so the project works with the both sides - with the villagers who receive the health services and the health workers who deliver the services. In order to improve health, village activities are being done using Participatory Methods by Safe Motherhood Groups and Men's Support Groups, which discuss their health problems to find the ways to solve them locally and in a sustainable way. The main aim of establishing women's and men's groups is to empower the village people, especially the marginalized women, to play an active role in making decisions, especially on their health issues.
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The pictures shows the head of Safe Motherhood Groups making Clean Birth Kits (shown by HealthProm) to save the lives of mothers and newborns and protect them from infections |
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| The oldest mosque in Balkh province Afghanistan, built during the Arab invasion. |
Very interesting work you are doing out there.
ReplyDeleteCould you put more information about health prom on, maybe links aswell.
Also the photos help to really give an understanding of what you are doing, but would love to have more indepth information, if you have time!
I look forward to reading more.
Chris
Chris, I should explain why Hussain Ali has not responded yet. (I am the UK project manager, but he does the work and I mostly fundraise, with limited success!) He was away in the central village two days and has been yesterday and today getting work started in the group of villages the work is starting in this summer. He is full or enthusiasm and energy, but probably doesn't get much time to sleep!
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