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Afghan woman with 8 children leaves house under false pretense to visit a fam...
"Today when I was coming to the clinic, my mother-in-law was asleep and I came out without her permission. I told my daughter that if she asks about me tell her I went shopping but I was really coming to the...
created by Family Health Alliance | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Letter from the Field
Letter from FHA director to an FHA volunteer at the end of a family planning program in Mazar e Sharief, Afghanistan in 2006: Dear Mary, I am currently in Kabul at the completion of our family planning...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Volunteerism and FHA Partners
FHA relies on volunteer work and donations for the implementation of its projects. FHA works with various professionals who donate their time and expertise to the organization. ...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Iran MVA Project
The World Health Organization advocates the use of manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) as a preferred method for uterine evacuation, including for the treatment of incomplete abortions and for early pregnancy induced...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Clinical Training
Family Health Alliance has taken on the challenge of providing clinical training combined with theoretical training in Afghanistan. In resource poor areas, implementing clinical training is often a difficult...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Women's Empowerment in Afghanistan
Women in Afghanistan are among the most disempowered in the world. Many studies indicate that women contribute greatly to their families and communities when they participate in the community and larger...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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429 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Children in Afghanistan
Infant mortality rates in Afghanistan are among the world’s highest, at 166 per every 1,000 births per year, a staggering rate considering the infant mortality rates in other countries. ...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Family Health Alliance's Family Planning Training Program Results
Family Health Alliance’s family planning training programs have been successful in professional capacity building in Afghanistan. Below is a description and results of an FHA program implemented in 2006 in the cities of Mazar e Sharief and Kabul which could serve as...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Afghanistan's MOPH Thanks Family Health Alliance
Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health thanks FHA for its services
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health invites Family Health Alliance to con...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) invites Family Health Alliance to continue its training programs in Afghanistan and to expand into other areas outside of Kabul.
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Afghanistan Intrauterine Device (IUD) Training
Afghanistan has one of the lowest contraceptive prevalence rates in the world. UNFPA’s available data puts the contraceptive prevalence rate at 2% in 1972-1973 and at 5% in 2003. A recent study puts the...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Evaluation
As part of FHA’s clinical family planning training program in Afghanistan, trainees undergo a rigorous evaluation process in order to receive a certificate of completion. Trainees consist of female...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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State of Healthcare in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s health infrastructure has been devastated by the impact of a 23 year war. The country has experienced a significant shortage of medical facilities and health professionals. Due...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Theoretical Training
In Afghanistan, health services have suffered serious neglect for over a decade. Institutions providing health training and services have been destroyed and the bulk of educators have migrated to other...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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FHA Donates Educational Material and Supplies
Family Health Alliance designs and produces innovative educational materials in the local language for its training programs. All of the materials including medical supplies are donated to the clinics...
created by Family Health Alliance | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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