Healthcare for drought and conflict affected  people in Uruzgan AHDS has been present in Uruzgan Province since 1995. Therefore, AHDS wants to play its role in materialization of the AHF-2020 aim that is to provide emergency live saving humanitarian and protection assistance. Through the “Healthcare for Uruzgan People” project, AHDS will provide life-saving primary health care and psychosocial protection services to conflict affected population mainly IDPs and host population for one year in priority districts of Uruzgan. The focus will be on most vulnerable population mainly women and children in hard to reach areas of Dehrawud, Chora, Khas Uruzgan, Shahid Hassas and Chenarto districts. 

The project will contribute to the Strategic Objective 1: Lives are saved in the areas of highest needs 1 and 2 priorities of health cluster multi-year strategy. 

The main activities will be:
 Provide immediate and urgent primary health services in areas where lack any health facility via mobile health teams or temporary health posts in 8 locations.
 Provide reproductive, maternal, new born and child health service. 
 Provide vaccination services. 
 Provide mental health and psychosocial support including psychological first aid, counselling. 
 Provide clinical management for victim of gender-based violence (GBV). 
 Provide cash support for health services when appropriate (e.g. for transportation of TB cases, delivery and C-section if ambulance is not accessible). 
 Capacity training in provision of primary health services and trauma care and rehabilitation. 
 Provide first aid trauma care. 
 Provide service to address trauma related disability and mental health and psychosocial support related to conflict. 
 Provide community based psychosocial support to girls and boys and their families affected by emergencies.
 Support GBV services for Adolescent girls’ survivor.
 Provide awareness on prevention of Corona-virus to the target communities. 

During the needs assessment, AHDS had consultations with the stakeholders the communities, local authorities, NGOs and UN agencies. The numbers, types and location of health facilities were chosen and updated in coordination with the stakeholders. Further inputs and advice of the stakeholders are welcome they will be used for further improvement of the project.

Estimated direct beneficiaries are 35,081 people in the communities and 54 staff. 

The primary health care teams (PHC) will have properly trained staff, required equipment, supplies and transportation. Each health team will have a doctor, a female midwife, a nurse, a psychosocial counselor, a vaccinator and a guard/cleaner. 

Community Shuras will be established/used to support the PHC teams members will be oriented about project objectives and activities, services available, psychosocial support, early reporting mechanisms, timely transfer of the victims/survivors, and follow up. The community Shuras play key role in facilitating access, security measures, complaint redress and accountability to the people. 

The project office will have a project manager, supervisor, admin and finance officer, logistic officer, driver and guard/cleaner.

MOU will be signed with the Sehatmandi project for collaboration, referrals support and reporting.

AHDS staff will participate in all meetings and other events initiated by Health, Nutrition, WASH and Protection clusters in Uruzgan, Kabul and Kandahar as required. 

The project is designed to contribute significantly to gender equality. Data and information will be segregated gender and age wise to ensure a good analysis of outputs and outcomes based on gender aspects.

MoPH national waste management and infection prevention policies ensure minimizing environmental hazard. The services and staff will be managed in a very user friendly manner to avoid any harm. 

The total required budget is USD 500,000.

Exit: AHDS will advocate for continuation of the services by Sehatmandi program.