Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Enhanced Integrated Framework ...
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SectorAnti-CorruptionGenderCounter-NarcoticsEnvironmentRegionalCooperationCapacityDevelopmentHealth & NutritionStrategic actions relatedto anticorruptioninclude:Establish Health ServiceOmbudsmen unitas a fully autonomousentity.Promote publicawareness campaignrelated to the HealthService OmbudsmenRaise pr<strong>of</strong>essionalstandards in keyMoPH entitiesPromote Civil ServiceCommission Code <strong>of</strong>ConductEstablish permanentMoPH transparencyworking group.The Basic Package <strong>of</strong>Health Services is aimedat women and children.The MoPH has placedemphasis on having femalehealth staff employedat every healthfacility.Increasednumber <strong>of</strong> qualified femalehealth workers atlocal facilitiesIncrease awareness <strong>of</strong>gender and health andrights, raising women’sdecision-making role inrelation to health seekingpractices.Ensuring that womenhave equal employmentopportunities within theSectorMonitor equity issues.The MoPH is theline Government <strong>of</strong><strong>Afghanistan</strong> agencywith primary responsibilityfor delivery<strong>of</strong> treatmentand rehabilitationservices to drugusers throughout<strong>Afghanistan</strong> andimplementation <strong>of</strong>HIV preventionprograms.Strategic actionsrelated to counternarcoticsincludethe: implementation<strong>of</strong> the NationalDrug Control Strategy;and implementation<strong>of</strong> theCounter-NarcoticsImplementationPlan.Environmental health,including water andsanitation, indoor andoutdoor air quality andproper housing is animportant pillar <strong>of</strong>public health.Strategic actions relatedto the environmentinclude the: enforcement<strong>of</strong> existinglaws, by-laws andregulations; strengtheninghuman resourceexpertise in the field <strong>of</strong>environmental protection;raising awareness<strong>of</strong> environmental issueswith the public;formulating a NationalEnvironmental ActionPlan for <strong>Afghanistan</strong>;and monitoring theprogress toward theachievement <strong>of</strong> a cleanand safe environment.<strong>Afghanistan</strong> is fully committedto the implementation<strong>of</strong> International HealthRegulations 2005, throughwhich the MoPH is responsiblefor detecting, reportingand responding to allpublic health emergencies<strong>of</strong> international concern.<strong>Afghanistan</strong> has increasinglybecome a full participantin health activities inthe South Asia region andits role in international organizations,includingWHO and UNICEF, hasstrengthened over the pastfew years.Strategic actions include:implementing the KabulDeclaration on RegionalCollaboration in Health;and fostering a strongerpartnership with Iran andPakistan that will provide aplatform for dialogue andensure joint actions for addressingcritical crossborderhealth issues.The strategy provides aframework for increasingthe capacity <strong>of</strong> staff in thesector to better deliverhealth and nutrition services.Strategic actions include:undertaking a TrainingNeeds Assessment <strong>of</strong>MoPH staff; building thecore skills <strong>of</strong> MoPH staff inEnglish, report writing,basic computer skills, basicmanagement and introductorypublic health; establishingdifferent levels <strong>of</strong>training courses suited tothe Afghan situation; improvingthe coordinationbetween MoPH and itspartners in the implementationand revision <strong>of</strong> theMoPH training plan; anddetermining the unmettraining needs based on thejob description <strong>of</strong> the employees140<strong>Afghanistan</strong> National Development Strategy (ANDS)