COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS PREPAREDNESS PROJECT IN KANDAHAR PROVINCE
BARAN implemented COVID-19 project in Kandahar province since June 2020 through one Provincial Hospital, 14 Districts Centers and 16 Rapid Response Teams (RRTs). The project aims were to: 1) Increase public awareness and promote healthy behaviors on COVID-19; 2) Conduct community surveillance and early detection of COVID-19 suspected cases; 3) Ensure infection prevention and control measures at the health facilities and community level; and 4) Manage and isolate cases of suspected and ... [read more...]
STRENGTHENING AND SCALING-UP MALARIA PREVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH STATUS IN AFGHANISTAN
BARAN implemented this project with the objectives of control and treatment of malaria at HFs and community levels as well as conducting trainings for CHWs, CHSs and HFs in-charges. The main objectives of this project were to reduce malaria morbidity in all malaria stratum; to reduce malaria mortality; to reduce the incidence of Plasmodium Falciparum malaria to sporadic cases with a vision to completely interrupt transmission; and to reduce malaria morbidity in high risk area (stratum one ... [read more...]
TARGETED SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM (TSFP) IN KANDAHAR PROVINCE
BARAN implemented TSFP project in Kandahar with the objective of reducing severity of malnourished pregnant and lactating women and reduce of mortality of moderate and acute malnourished children. The project provided nutritional services throughout Out Patient Therapeutic Program (OTPs) of targeted population and distributing supplementary food including Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) and super cereal through OPD-MAM sites. The project was funded by WFP, started in July 2019 and ended ... [read more...]
IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND SCALE UP BASIC MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE PROVISION IN URUZGAN & KANDAHAR PROVINCES THROUGH PRIVATE HEALTH PROVIDERS
MoPH qualified BARAN for the implementation of “Improve Access to and Scale up basic maternal and child healthcare provision” in Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces through private health providers. The donor of this project was GAVI under HSS-3 grant. The main objectives of the project were to reduce maternal, newborn and child morbidity and mortality through improving access to health care services especially vaccination and basic reproductive health (RH) services. Specific objectives of the ... [read more...]
AFGHANISTAN TEMPORARY RELIEF PROGRAM (KANDAHAR PROVINCE)
BARAN has implemented Afghanistan Temporary Relief Program (ATRP) with objectives of support women of poor families through cash payment to increase income of families and prevent/decrease morbidity of diseases relate with malnutrition and poverty. According to ATRP, each female client at HF could to receive amount of 500 AFS/once when she has come to HF for any consultation or vaccination of herself or her child. The project has been implemented through a network of 64 BPHS’ HF including 1 ... [read more...]