With the financial support of UNFPA and technical support of MoPH, AFGA conducted 8 rounds of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) trainings for 103 participants in Kabul and Balkh Provinces, attended by midwives from different provinces of the country. 

 The 5 rounds of LARC trainings were conducted in Rabia Balkhi Maternity Hospital in Kabul where 76 midwives of logar, Laghman, Parwan, Kapisa, Nangarhar and Bamyan Provinces received the training. 

3 batches of the training were conducted in Balkh Regional Hospital for the 27 midwives of northeren region provinces including Balkh, Badakhshan, Takhar, Baghlan, Kunduz and Faryab. 

During the trainings, the midwives were trained to provide quality Intrauterine Contraceptive Device IUCD, reproductive health, family planning, and implant services to the clients.

“Before receiving the LARC training we were struggling with many challenges such as using the implant or sayanapress methods of Family planning. I am very much grateful to AFGA and UNFPA for providing such useful training programs.”

                                                                                                                                       Farida Durani 

                                                                                                                                      Gynecologist, Khaja Namazgah Clinic, Bamyan

“I am grateful to UNFPA project and AFGA for conducting the LARC training. During the 6-day training, I learned to use the IUCD, implant, and Sayanapress methods and to provide quality health services to the clients.”

                                                                                                                                      Marzia

                                                                                                                                      Safid Parmak FHH Midwife, Bamian

Through these trainings, AFGA aims to enhance the capacity of midwives in reproductive health.