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National Reproductive Health Strategy (2012–2016)No. Indicators Definitions Baseline Targets9 Percentage ofcaesareansections out of allbirths 310 Percentage ofwomen receivingfour ANC visits 311 Percentage ofpregnant womenreceiving TT2+ 1,3,412 Moderncontraceptiveprevalence rate 313 MaternalMortality Ratio 214 Total FertilityRate 3Caesarean section deliveries as percentage of alldeliveriesProportion of women attended, four timesduring their pregnancy, by skilled healthpersonnel for reasons relating to pregnancyCoverage of tetanus toxoid (two doses) amongpregnant womenProportion of women of reproductive age whoare using (or whose partner is using) acontraceptive method at a given point in timeImpact IndicatorsNumber of maternal deaths per 100,000 livebirthsNumber of births a woman would have by theend of her reproductive life if she experiencedthe currently prevailing age-specific fertilityrates from age 15 to age 495% 2 10%16.1% 2 30%50.2% 2 80%20 % 2 40%327 2 3175 3 4.5Strategic GoalsNational Reproductive Health Strategy GoalThe goal of the reproductive health strategy is to improve the reproductive health status of familiesin Afghanistan through the provision of integrated reproductive health services in partnership withcommunities, development partners and the private sector.Health and Nutrition Sector GoalThe goal of the HNS is to work effectively with communities and development partners to improvethe health and nutritional status of the people of Afghanistan, with a greater focus on women andchildren and underserved areas of the country (from HNS Strategy).HNS Goal for the Reproductive Health ProgrammeThe Health and Nutrition Sector Strategy mandates the Reproductive Health Directorate to establishand define a framework for the implementation of the national RH and Maternal and Child Health(MCH) programme and to set forth clear guidance for programme implementation, in order toimprove health and reduce mortality and morbidity and to achieve universal access to RH by 2016.4 Expansion Programme on Immunization (EPI)Page 7