Herat PCH Project:

BDN STARTS BASIC HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN HERAT PROVINCE:

IIn order to further contribute towards realizing its strategic vision of “a world of enabled communities working toward a brighter future” Bakhtar Development Network (BDN) started Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) implementation in Hirat Province on November 23, 2009 following a competitive bidding that was conducted in 2008.  The BPHS is a key strategy of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of Afghanistan that harmonizes stakeholders’ contribution toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6.

BDN, as lead partner, will be supporting Ministry of Public Health by providing health services through 3 DH, 17 CHCs 23 BHCs 3 SCs and 780 Health Posts see The Map.  In addition it will expand the community based health care and establish a network of 424 new health posts that will cover the underserved areas.  The project is going to serve about 1.3 M people across hirat province.

Key services provided through the project are maternal and new born care, immunization and child health, provision of essential drugs, control of communicable diseases, nutrition, mental health, and disability services. These services are offered at 5 standard types of HFs, ranging from community based health care provided by trained male and female community health workers at Health Post, and outpatient care at Sub Centers (SC) and Basic Health Centers (BHCs), to outpatient and inpatient services at Comprehensive Health Centers (CHCs) and DHs. A functional referral system will be maintained between the different layers of health facilities and with other healthcare delivery networks supported by other organizations.

Working through the local formal and informal structures such as the Provincial Public Health Office, and the Community Development Networks by involving them in planning, supervision, monitoring as well as promoting the capacity of health workers toward ensuring quality services are considered our core working principles.

BDN is confident that, by replicating the successfully tested strategies and approaches in other provinces of the country where BDN has had operations, a substantial improvement occurs toward the health status of the population of Hirat Province.

List of Districts and Health facilities in hirat Province which is implemented by BDN and Supported (by donor)

1. Gulran
2. Herat
3. Injil
4. ghoryan
5. Kohsan
6. Zinda jan
7. karukh
8. kushk
9. kushi kuhna

List of Districts and Health facilities in hirat Province which is implemented by Ibn-e-sina.