Afghanistan
Afghanistan country quote
We’re working to increase the impact and sustainability of local organizations. For example, via SHOPS Plus we support the Afghan Social Marketing Organization, which distributes essential health products across Afghanistan. One of the strengths of this program is that we work with ASMO to conduct research and help the team to use it to improve their product marketing and distribution strategies.
Phoebe Sloane
Assoc/Scientist, International Development Division at Abt Associates
Expanding Our Impact
Afghanistan’s health systems need proper resources for mothers, newborns and children. Insufficient internal capacity in the private sector has led to shortages in safe drinking water, fewer women seeking proper antenatal care and a lack of trained professionals in health facilities. Abt helps local organizations in order to strengthen the country’s health systems. For example, our Health Systems 20/20 project helped develop a health financing strategy. Our work on USAID’s SHOPS Plus project provides treatments for childhood diarrhea, expecting mothers and water sanitation.
Number of liters of drinking water disinfected
124,000,000
