Fatamie presents Afghan health challenges to US.Byline: Pajhwok Report Fatamie presents Afghan health challenges to US Pajhwok Report - Aug 17, 2008 - 13:38 KABUL (PAN) Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatamie, Minister of Public Health, presented Afghanistans challenges and accomplishments in the health sector to U.S. officials last week in Washington, DC. Dr. Fatamie noted that many U.S. officials are aware of Afghanistans health achievements and progress, which provided him the opportunity to discuss challenges and priorities in the health sector with USAID USAID United States Agency for International Development USAID Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Spanish) Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore and other U.S. Government officials including Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky (born September 14, 1955) is a neo-conservative politician, pundit, author, and graduate of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and of Harvard University. , and Secretary Mike Leavitt from the Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS . On July 22, Dr. Fatamie presented at the Global Health Council Partners Forum, where he focused on the Ministry of Public Healths role and experience in rebuilding the countrys health system after over 20 years of war, as well as the particular problems of nutrition and the health of women and children in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Public Health has improved the health status of the Afghan people and saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghans, especially women and children. The number of Afghans with access to basic health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract has risen from 8 percent in 2001 to over 80 percent today, and the under-five mortality rate dropped by approximately 25 percent between 2002 and 2007. Dr. Fatamie attributes Afghanistans health improvements to mass immunizations, increased funding for community health workers, and the development of more sophisticated general and medical infrastructure. Under Dr. Fatamies leadership, the Ministry has demonstrated effective oversight of its funding and shown transparency and accountability in procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. and project management. As a result, in July 2008, the Government of the Islamic Republic An Islamic republic, in its modern context, has come to mean several different things, some contradictory to others. Theoretically, to many religious leaders, it is a state under a particular theocratic form of government advocated by some Muslim religious leaders in the Middle of Afghanistan signed an agreement with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. that enables the Ministry of Public Health to directly manage the delivery and funding of health programs in thirteen provinces through the provision of up to $218 million in health program funds from USAID over the next five years. These funds will be used to deliver basic health services to more than 7 million people and will also include hospital services, immunizations, and laboratory equipment. USAID is currently providing the basic program of health services in the provinces of Badakshan, Baghlan, Bamyan, Faryab, Ghazni, Hirat, Jawzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Paktika, Paktia, and Takhar. Other USAID programs support and promote healthy behaviors of individuals, families, and communites through mass media campaigns and increased access to public health services and products. During discussions with U.S. Government officials from USAID and the Departments of State, Defense, and Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , Dr. Fatamie requested additional support for strengthening health service delivery in Afghanistan. Ministry priorities highlighted during these meetings include construction of health facilities, continued provision of basic health services, provision and expansion of diagnostic services diagnostic services, n.pl the imaging and laboratory capabilities available for determining the cause of an illness. and laboratory equipment, provision of drugs for control of seasonal diseases, expansion of health care provider pre-service training, and improvement in the Ministrys management capabilities. Pr/ajr Copyright A[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] Pajhwok Afghan News. All rights reserved.
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