What We Do

Pillar 1

Primary Health Care & Static Health Centers (SHCs)

OPHA operates and supports community-level Sub-Health Centers (SHCs) and Comprehensive Health Centers (CHCs) in rural and isolated districts of Afghanistan. Our facilities deliver outpatient consultations, minor emergency surgeries, wound care, chronic disease management, and pharmaceutical dispensing.

Daily medical consultations by licensed medical doctors and clinical nurses
Free essential medications adhering to the Afghan Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS/BPHS)
Cold-chain vaccine preservation for infant and childhood immunizations
Laboratory screening and diagnostic point-of-care testing

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Pillar 2

Mobile Health & Nutrition Teams (MHNTs)

Millions of Afghans reside in remote mountainous valleys cut off from static health facilities. OPHA's Mobile Health & Nutrition Teams deploy in rugged all-terrain vehicles and foot patrols to bring healthcare directly to nomadic (Kuchi) families, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and underserved villages.

Integrated clinical teams: Medical Doctor, Midwife, Nutrition Counselor, and Vaccinator
Mobile pharmacy carrying life-saving antibiotics, IV fluids, and pediatric medicines
Rapid diagnosis of infectious outbreaks (measles, acute watery diarrhea, pneumonia)
Emergency ambulance evacuation links to provincial hospitals

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Pillar 3

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH)

Afghanistan faces some of the world's most severe maternal and infant mortality rates. OPHA prioritizes female reproductive healthcare by staffing certified midwives across all field units.

Antenatal care (ANC) and high-risk pregnancy screening
Clean, safe delivery kits and 24/7 skilled birth attendance
Postnatal care (PNC), newborn resuscitation, and thermal care
Iron-folic acid supplementation and tetanus toxoid immunizations for expecting mothers

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Pillar 4

Nutrition & Therapeutic Feeding (SAM/MAM)

Malnutrition remains an acute threat to Afghan children under 5 and nursing mothers. OPHA operates Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) sites and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programs (TSFP).

MUAC screening and biometric nutritional surveillance
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and supplementary rations (RUSF)
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) counseling for rural mothers
Treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with medical complications

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Pillar 4

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Preventing illness begins with safe water. OPHA couples clinical healthcare with durable water infrastructure, constructing deep solar-powered borewells, installing gravity-fed water networks in clinics, and teaching community hygiene practices.

Solar-powered water supply schemes in health centers and schools
Distribution of emergency water purification tablets and family hygiene kits
Gender-segregated, disability-accessible sanitation facilities
Community hygiene promotion to eradicate waterborne cholera and diarrhea

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