Afghanistan Afghan Public Health Institute Strategic Plan - ianphi

Increase the number of new CHWs and female Community Health Supervisors (CHSs) through NGO grantsand/or contractsTrain and deploy increased numbers of Community Midwives and Female Community NursesCreate and implement an incentives package to recruit and retain quality staff in rural and remote areasStrategic Objective‐4 (SO‐4): To improve the quality of health care services at community and household levelsPriority Interventions:Revise the evidence‐based package of services delivered by CHWs to ensure they are acceptable tothe community and appropriate to that level of carePrioritize CHWs roles and tasksMonitor and supervise the performance of workers at health posts and facilities using qualityimprovement approaches and promote expansion of those that prove effectiveContinually train CHWs in order to enhance and maintain core competencies, skills and changes ofattitudePromote the design and testing of innovative and effective ways in which community midwives andnurses at health facilities can work collaboratively with CHWsStrengthen and implement a compensation and recognition mechanism for all CHWs so they areadequately compensated for their work and their expensesStrategic Objective‐5 (SO‐5): To ensure the necessary support and commitment of policy makers andkey stakeholders to sustainable development of Community Based Health Care (CBHC)Priority Interventions:Advocate for the increased commitment of stakeholders (e.g. donors and private sector) in terms ofstewardship, and technical and financial assistance to strengthen and sustain the CBHC system atnational, provincial and community levels (e.g. assign provincial CBHC officers)Collaborate with counterparts in other government ministries to promote appropriate intersectoralactivities that support the health and development of communities (e.g. School Health and FamilyHealth Worker Initiative that are part of the Human Resource Development Cluster activities of theNPPs of the ANDS)Strategic Objective‐6 (SO‐6): To expand the evidence base regarding health‐related knowledge,attitudes and behaviours and effective strategies that promote and support positive healthbehaviours/healthy lifestyles in Afghan communitiesPriority Interventions:Conduct additional KAP surveys and learn from existing ones carried out in Afghanistan and otherMuslim countries such as Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia.Collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate data to relevant stakeholders including policy makersand community leaders in ways they can understandMinistry of Public Health Strategic Plan, 2011‐201542