MoPH Holds Coordination Meeting on Under-Five Children Family Survey Project in Kandahar and Helmand
Mawlawi Mohammad Dawood Mansoori, Director of International Relations and Aid Coordination of the Ministry of Public Health, held a meeting with officials from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNFPA, and the National Statistics and Information Authority.
The meeting aimed to coordinate and discuss the under-five age children family survey project in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, covering the project’s objectives, technical framework, geographical scope, and implementation mechanisms.
This project will collect accurate and reliable data on the health, nutrition, maternal and child health services, vaccination, birth registration, and other social indicators of children under five, to support evidence-based policymaking and program decisions.
To ensure the effective implementation of the project, a joint committee will be established to prepare, coordinate, and monitor the implementation plan, while each partner agency will carry out its assigned activities according to its scope of work and technical responsibilities.
The meeting concluded with a focus on teamwork, collaboration, and commitment to ensure the project’s successful implementation and achievement of its objectives.
