Health care
Essential health services for rural and hard-to-reach communities near Behsood.
Health care is at the core of our work. We provide essential health services to rural and hard-to-reach communities near Behsood, Afghanistan. Our services have positively impacted over 100,000 lives. AWAKEN maintains the Behsood Health Clinic, a maternal & child health unit, and a mobile health clinic.
Behsood Health Clinic
Over 9 million people in Afghanistan lack access to basic health services
AWAKEN's Behsood Health Clinic opened in 2011 and serves about 40,000 people. The clinic sees around 100 patients each day (about 3,000 per month). Most are women and children, many walking several kilometers to reach care. The clinic is staffed by a physician, clinic administrator, midwives, vaccinators, pharmacist, lab technician, and support staff.
- 3,000+ patients seen per month
- 1,400+ vaccinations per month
- Powered by renewable solar energy
Maternal & Child Health Unit
In 2015, more than one in 18 children died before their first birthday in Afghanistan
With support from the Rotary Foundation, AWAKEN established the Maternal & Child Health Unit in 2016 at our existing clinic — improving birthing outcomes in a region with extremely high maternal and infant mortality. Services include prenatal and postnatal care, delivery, and family planning for approximately 200 women each month; in a typical year over 120 women give birth with midwife support.
- 200+ women receive prenatal, delivery, and family planning care monthly
- 120+ newborn deliveries supported each year
Mobile clinic
Nearly 75% of Afghans live in rural areas with poor infrastructure
Launched in April 2019, the mobile clinic reaches remote villages with a five-person staff, traveling five days a week. Services include screenings and life-saving vaccines (polio, tuberculosis, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis B, Hib, and more) for 2,000+ people per month across 10+ villages.
- 2,000+ people treated per month
- Reaching 10+ villages in remote areas
