Research on complementary infant feeding practices, the mental health status of Afghan school students, the school screening programme for refractive error, and factors associated with a high incidence and frequent outbreaks of measles among children (
2014
-
2015
)

Gestion de la santé et des maladies Afghanistan
European Union

The overall objective of the project is to support the MoPH in obtaining comprehensive data so that the responsible decision-makers can:
- Readjust and optimise policies and strategies for ongoing programmes, such as complementary feeding practices and EPI (Extended Programme on Immunisation) measles vaccination.
- Obtain national estimates of the mental health and eye disease burden for the student target group, and develop adequate policies and strategies for specific service delivery.
Conduct of four field surveys on: 1) complementary feeding practices; 2) the mental health status of school children in; 3) eye care prevalence in school children, 4) identifying causal and risk factors on measles.
The study results will be used by the MoPH for policy and strategy development.