Save Afghan Women & Children with Health Care

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 AIL is expanding the reach of its health program and last October its network of clinics increased with 3 basic health centers in the Anjil District of Herat Province. The Department of Public Health fully supported the setting up of these sites. The Khaje Jam basic health center is located in the deprived area of Paghman district and over 40,000 people are covered by this one site.

There is a chronic lack of health care facilities across the country leaving many people with few health care options. One of the advantages of these health sites is they provide educated health worker midwives in villages who aid mothers giving birth during the night.  Many women are unable to travel to a clinic at night due to lack of transport, security issues or clinics not being open in the night.  

These newer sites are part of AIL’s 12 health centers network. The aim is to strengthen the health system in Afghanistan by improving the level of access to basic health care and reduce the mortality rate of mothers and children. One of AIL’s main clinics is 315 Khair Khaneh clinic which is located in the 11^th district of Herat. This site provides and care and health education to 200 people daily and is operated by women doctors and employees. It is one of AIL’s five main clinics. 

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In August, AIL continued expansion of the workshop and seminar program by visiting both Balkh and Bamyan Provinces. Six teacher training and literacy seminars were held for 344 people including 238 women and 106 men.

There were five 5- day reproductive health workshops for 285 people, some of them teachers. Teachers are crucial at disseminating information to their female pupils about many topics such as women’s health. The girl students then relay what they have learned from their teachers to female relatives. The topics covered included pregnancy, infant care, birth control, hygiene, vaccines and birthing.

One girl said, I have three brothers and two sisters and my father is a worker and my mother is a housewife. We have a basic life because we are poor. My mother’s health is not good. She is so weak because we do not eat healthy foods and our diet is not sufficient. When I participated at this workshop, I did not know anything about my health, the female body and healthy foods. I now know about the first thousand days of life, women health and hygiene, reproduction, healthy foods and unhealthy foods.  I learned that by using inexpensive foods such as vegetables and beans and other things we can make healthy meals for us.”

Thank you for your support for improved health care and health education in Afghanistan.