Health

$1 million – TriWest Healthcare Alliance has teamed up with the Council to launch a nationwide public awareness and burn prevention campaign for Afghans. Program launched in August 2007. (Privately funded)

$300,000 - The New Hudson Foundation linked up with the International Medical Corps to establish Afghanistan’s first community dental care program in Kabul. Program commenced in November 2006. (Privately funded)

$40,000 - Freddie Mac supported a project through Future Generations in Bamiyan Province that provided accelerated literacy and health skills to village women and provided refresher training to community health workers. (Privately funded.)

$750,000 - Herat Burn Center. Initiated by Council Member Peter Saleh, the Herat Burn Center opened in 2005, with support from the Defense Department, specializing in treatment for self-immolation victims. (DOD funded)

Afghan Family Health Book. In 2004, the Department of Health and Human Services in cooperation with LEAPFROG Enterprises Inc. launched the "Afghan Family Health Book". This "talking book" provides useful and practical information about health practices and hygiene, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. The books have been distributed via hospitals, clinics, and women's centers in Afghanistan. (DHHS funded)

$5 million - REACH Program/Midwifery Training. In 2003, USAWC contributed $5 million to the pilot phase of USAID’s Rural Education and Community Health Care Initiative (REACH) which provided accelerated health basic literacy training for women and girls to become midwives and community health worker throughout Afghanistan.