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Rural Expansion of Afghanistan's Community-based Healthcare (REACH)
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Women walking in Kabul. Photo by Carmen Urdaneta
In Afghanistan's villages, provincial centers, and Ministry of Public Health; in clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies; in classrooms, workshops, and training centers—REACH is empowering the Afghan people to rebuild a health system damaged and neglected during more than two decades of war.

  • A community health worker teaches a mother in a rural Afghan village how to care for her sick child.
     
  • A young woman improves her literacy level to qualify her for midwifery training.
     
  • An Afghan midwife attends refresher training about safe motherhood.
     
  • A provincial health team develops an immunization campaign to protect children against common diseases.
     
  • The Afghan Ministry of Public Health develops management systems and standards to improve service delivery.
     
  • Over seven million men, women, and children have access to primary healthcare services.

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REACH End-of-Program Booklet: Transforming a Fragile Health System
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REACH is supported by the United States Agency for International Development

 
 
 
Last updated:
Oct 27, 2006