Improving Access to Primary and Emergency Health Care Services amongst Conflict-affected and Vulnerable People Living in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Kandahar and Helmand Provinces of Afghanistan The OCCD was established and registered with the Ministry of Economy as a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political and independent organization. OCCD aims at transferring experience and expertise from national and international organizations to Afghanistan context to ensure the sustainability of efforts as well as provide opportunities for Afghans to use their full potentials in humanitarian and community development activities. 
The proposed action under this allocation aims to contribute to the reduction of inequalities observed in the health outcomes across Kandahar and Helmand provinces by supporting two FATPs in Kandahar and five MHTs in Helmand to improve access to basic and live-saving services of the vulnerable populations living in underserved areas of both the provinces. 
The OCCD has an operational office in Kandahar. The project will establish and support two First Aid Trauma Posts (FATP) in Takhta Pul and Arghestan CHCs of Takhta Pul and Arghestan districts of Kandahar. The CHCs and their staff will be enabled to appropriately respond to and manage mass causalities, and to deliver quality trauma care services. The project will specifically: 
a)	Recruit project management staff for Kandahar as well as health personnel for the two FATPs
b)	Conduct introductory meetings and coordinate the project activities with the PPHD, BPHS implementer, regional health cluster, local government officials, community representatives, and health shura members.
c)	Improve the infrastructure of the CHCs (incl. renovation and minor repairing) and set up the FATPs
d)	Provide medical and non-medical equipment, and regular medicine and medical supplies 
e)	Recruit required additional personnel including male and female nurses to provide first aid and nursing care in the FATPs as well as referral support to trauma cases while being transferred through ambulance
f)	Recruit PSS counsellor to provide psychosocial counseling services
g)	Strengthen the evacuation/referral activity through provision of ambulance services and first aid and nursing care to trauma cases while being transferred to higher-level HFs
h)	Improve waste management system in the CHCs
In Helmand, the OCCD will soon set up its provincial office and recruit project management team members and the required health personnel for the five MHTs. To inform relevant stakeholders of the project scope and implementation plan and to ensure coordination of the project activities, the Helmand project team will also arrange introductory meetings with the PPHD, BPHS implementer, regional health cluster, local government officials, community representatives, and health Shura members. The project team will specify the MHTs’ catchment areas and select the SDPs in the prioritized districts. Five vehicles will be rented for the MHTs. The project team will procure medical and non-medical equipment, essential medicine, and medical and non-medical supplies for the MHTs. The MHTs will provide integrated RMNCH, MPHSS, nutrition, and EPI services in hard-to-reach and underserved areas in prioritized districts of Helmand.
The OCCD will provide in-service training for 104 health personnel in Kandahar and Helmand on BLS, PSS, IPC, EPI refresher, OCCD’s code of conduct and Do Not Harm Policy, and PSEA identification and reporting. 
The OCCD will also conduct supportive supervision and monitoring visits to the service delivery points for maintaining quality aspects/standards of the services. OCCD will establish and maintain a cooperative and collaborative working environment with the PPHDs, the BPHS/EPHS implementing NGOs, and other health stakeholders in the province. OCCD will ensure submission of timely technical and financial reports as per the contractual requirements in both online/soft and hard formats to the donor.