Medair

2010 Overview

Total beneficiaries served:    89,127

Health and Nutrition–Rehabilitation

• 1,196 malnourished children treated; 1,210 malnourished  

women treated

• 1,660 people received nutrition education; 75 Ministry of Public Health

and CHWs received nutrition training

WASH–Rehabilitation

• 62 wells dug; 165 water points constructed

• 713 community latrines built; 397 bathrooms constructed

• 133 hygiene educators trained; 49,826 people received  

hygiene education

• 185 water committees established; 20 water mechanics trained

Shelter and Infrastructure–Emergency Relief

• 1,309 beneficiaries received food and emergency non-food items (NFI);

49 families received financial support

• 1,136 men and women took part in cash-for-work initiatives

• 137 tents distributed

Rehabilitation

• 1,491 farmers given seeds, tools, and training in vegetable growing

• 28 kilometres of road constructed or repaired

• 50,000 square metres of crop-growing land restored

• 4,700 metres of irrigation canals repaired; 26 irrigation ponds restored

• 1,019 metres of retaining wall constructed; 32 diversion dams built

• 6,570 students and teachers in 31 schools received DRR training

• 59 community/government leaders received DRR training

2009 Overview

Total beneficiaries served:     154,320

Health Services

Emergency Relief

• 1,062 disaster-affected families received one month of food rations

Rehabilitation

• 7 health facilities and 55 health posts provided access to basic health services for 109,100 people
• 186 health workers trained
• 81,857 patients treated
• 444 babies delivered in the clinics
• 9,000 children and pregnant women vaccinated through mobile outreach project

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Rehabilitation

• 72 hand-dug wells, 144 spring-protected water points installed, 2 water points repaired
• 652 latrines and 300 household bathrooms built
• 155 community hygiene educators trained; 38,220 people received hygiene education
• 186 water committees established

Shelter & Infrastructre

Emergency Relief

• 1,062 disaster-affected families received shelter materials and an NFI (non-food items) package

Rehabilitation

• 31 km of road established
• 1 health clinic newly built
• 730 people received cash-for-work incentives to help restore livelihoods
• 27 villages received disaster-risk-reduction (DRR) training and developed a community action plan
• 13,544 students and teachers in 22 schools received DRR training

2008 Overview

Total beneficiaries served:     140,289

Health Services

Emergency Relief

• 8 outbreak responses to anthrax, pertussis, and ARI, treating 1,555 beneficiaries
• 189 tonnes of food distributed to 4,913 households (34,391 people) in Food-for-Work activities

Rehabilitation

• 7 health facilities and 55 health posts supported, accessed by 79,531 people
• 295 births, including 63 patients with major OB/GYN complications treated successfully in Yawan clinic
• 50 times more referrals over 2007
• 4 new or improved health facilities opened in Sheldan, Shingan, Patir, and Yawan
• 80 health staff trained, 178 community health workers (CHWs) trained
• 2,349 patients in supplementary feeding programme
• 27,802 people received health/nutrition/hygiene training

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Rehabilitation

• 57 wells dug, 2 gravity-fed water-supply systems constructed, and 87 spring protections put in place
• 389 public latrines, 161 household bathrooms built

Shelter & Infrastructre

Rehabilitation

• 49 km of road and 30 km of irrigation canals rehabilitated
• 4,913 workers hired to construct roads and canals
• 964 households (6,748 people) provided with vegetable and/or crop seeds,
• oxen, or fruit trees

2007 Overview

Total beneficiaries served:    101,000

Health Services

Emergency Relief

• 1 avalanche response - medical support for injuries; food, medicine, blanket distribution
• 280 vulnerable households (2,000 people) supplied with winter food rations

Rehabilitation

• 8 Basic Health Clinics (BHC) supported, 4 handed over to national partner
• 93 Community Health Worker posts supported, 34 handed over to national partner
• 90,600 people accessed health care facilities
• 44,632 vaccines administered to 9,000 children and pregnant women
• 62 volunteers trained in nutrition, breastfeeding, hygiene education
• 1 health subcentre established
• 1 BHC constructed in Paspul
• 1 Emergency Obstetrics Care building constructed

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Rehabilitation

• 1,178 households (9,000 people) provided with safe water points
• 30 wells completed, 35 springs protected
• 235 community latrines, 130 bathrooms completed
• 12,251 participants in hygiene promotion events

2006 Overview

Total beneficiaries served: 200,000

Health Services

Emergency Relief

• Several responses to outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea, suspected cholera, and acute respiratory infections
• Helped curb an escalating rabies problem in Faizabad

Rehabilitation

• Primary health care provided to 200,000 people
• Operational guidance for eight health clinics, 94 health posts, and two TB hostels
• Almost 150 Community Health Workers trained
• Treatment for 3,000 TB patients in six provinces and food for 5,000 people through TB control project
• Health kits distributed to 760 families and health training for 900 people
• Ongoing training for all professionals in Medair health centres

Shelter & Infrastructre

Rehabilitation

• Construction started on a new basic health care centre in a remote village in Badakhshan
• Structural maintenance and improvements to clinic buildings throughout province
• Maintenance of two remote airstrips.
• Skills training for families that are widow-headed or have no able-bodied male adult
• Literacy and business training
• Doors and windows sold at subsidised prices

2005 Overview

Total beneficiaries served: 182,291

Health Services

Emergency Relief

• Responses to outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea and suspected cholera
• Emergency tents helped reduce burden on health clinics

Rehabilitation

• Access to primary health care for 168,000 people
• Staff supported in seven clinics and 70 health posts
• Life-saving emergency obstetric care provided
• Integrated different systems to help manage childhood diseases
• TB programme active in 44 clinics, providing treatment and/or food

Water & Sanitation

Rehabilitation

• Construction of over 100 latrines
• Almost 100 new water points
• Health and hygiene education brought to over 800 households

Shelter & Infrastructure

Rehabilitation

• Primary school completed
• Construction of bridges, culverts, and side ditches
• Large amounts of rubbish cleared
• Distribution of thousands of chickens and clothing items
• Skills training or advanced business training for hundreds of men and women