Essential life saving trauma care and COVID-19 response services in selected districts of six provinces of Nangarhar, Kunar,  Laghman, Kunduz, Baghlan and Kapisa The project is aimed to provide (1) essential emergency health services consisting of trauma care and COVID-19 response in high priority areas of the three eastern provinces – Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman and (2) essential protection and COVID-19 response services in Kunduz, Baghlan and Kapisa provinces. All of the target provinces are hard-hit by the current COVID-19 outbreak, and the security situation in all provinces have negatively impacted people’s access to services. The complex security situation in the eastern region have increased the incidence and consequent risks of trauma cases as mobility of people is limited and the existing public health facilities are trying to somehow respond to the COVID-19 situation bringing other health conditions (such as trauma care) to second priority.
In the three eastern provinces (Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman), the primary focus of the project will be to make available trauma care services through the existing BPHS health facilities and to strengthen the uptake and management capacity of Nangarhar Regional Hospital (NRH) which is the main tertiary level facility in the eastern province. The trauma care services will be in the form of First Aid Trauma Posts (FATPs) established in the following health facilities.
Kunar province:
-	Noorgal CHC (Noorgal district)
-	Saw PHC (Narai district)
Laghman province: 
-	Dawlat Shah CHC (Dawlat Shah district)
-	Alokhail BHC (Alingar district)
In the three eastern provinces, the COVID-19 response services will be provided through the establishment and operation of COVID-19 MHPSS Outreach Teams tasked with two major objectives: (1) to provide mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) to IDPs, host communities and shock-affected non-displaced communities and (2) to carry out risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) activities in line with the RCCE WG list of activities.
A total of 5 COVID-19 MHPSS Outreach Teams will provide the mentioned services with specific geographical assignment as below:
-	Kunar Team-1 covering Noorgal and Khas Kunar districts
-	Kunar Team-2 covering Chawkai and Narang districts
-	Kunar Team-3 covering Asadabad, Watapur, and Sarkani districts
-	Laghman Team-1 covering Mehtherlam/Badpakh districts
-	Laghman Team-2 covering Alingar and Qarghayee districts

In the provinces of Kunduz, Baghlan and Kapisa, the modality of protection services provision will consist of the PSS and RCCE services provided through the planned 8 PSS Outreach Teams, and the remote telephonic consultations by experienced psychosocial counselors (PSCs) stationed in Kunduz (2 PSCs covering Kunduz and Baghlan provinces) and Mahmood-e-Raqi cities (2 PSCs covering Kapisa province). Secondly, general awareness of people in the three provinces will be raised through COVID-19 focused TV and radio spots in view of standard MoPH messages. Further, stress management to BPHS and EPHS health facilities staff in the three provinces will be an integral part of the project.

The health-related activities in three eastern provinces (Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman) will be for 12 months, while the protection-related activities in Kunduz, Baghlan and Kapisa will be for 6 months.