The Medical Management and Research Courses For Afghanistan (MMRCA) is specialized entity in the fields of Health Service Delivery, Research/Surveys Capacity Building/Trainings and Education, thus the organization has set of specific strategies for the areas above; fully operational and in use by the organization. These strategies are developed considering the need of the country programs and have the flexibility to adopt with change in country need of specific programs.
HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY:
Through this strategy MMRCA provides primary, secondary and tertiary health care services to the urban and rural population of the country through BPHS, EPHS and other health projects and interventions. MMRCA currently implementing BPHS-EPHS projects in Badghis, Sar-e-Pul and Samangan provinces and also provided the same services in Ghazni and Faryab provinces, similarly MMRCA supports the infectious disseases hospital Kabul, infectious disseases hospital Badghis, malaria, TB and HIV related interventions in different provinces of Afghanistan. Details of the project is coming under the list of projects.
RESEARCH AND SURVEYS:
MMRCA research strategy is based on evidence from its collaborative research involving stakeholders and communities in identification, and prioritizing their needs.
MMRCA believes on only programs and interventions that are designed on the basis of the perceived needs of the community and that will achieve acceptance of the community and developmental benchmarks of the government and donors.
Thus MMRCA aims to act and advocate for interventions on the basis of data and evidence from the different groups of community obtained through different studies in the individual, community and institutional levels.
MMRCA strives to maintain the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct in order to merit the trust and confidence of its partners, stakeholders and the public at large. MMRCA through its research strategy will follow the following steps;
- Finding Research Study or research project
- Developing concept of methodology and study requirements
- Submission of research proposal
- Developing research plan
- Review of data and collection of primary data
- Data verification, confidentiality, analysis
- Interpretation and report writing
- Presentation and dissemination
MMRCA has carried out the following studies/surveys through its competent staff:
- HIV Surveillance among high risks groups
- Baseline Household Survey in Badghis, Daykundi, Nimroz and Nuristan Provinces:
- End of Project KAP Survey Afghanistan Water Sanitation and Supply Project supported by IRD/MSH
- Micronutrient initiative KAP Survey
- UNICEF, Education program third party monitoring in Paktia, Paktika and Khost provinces
- KAP Survey of religious leaders wives on family planning
Details of these projects is discussed under the list of projects
EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING/TRAININGS:
MMRCA through this strategy has been providing on job initial, long term and refresher trainings. MMRCA has been implementing the following capcity building trainings to its clients. In addition to specific training projects MMRCA has been providing short term training to its project staff at central and field level. Similarly MMRCA support the community based schools and accelerated learning centers both in terms of 3rd party monitoring and implementation.
NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY:
This strategy is supporting the nutritional status of poor and rural Afghans, who are vulnerable and are in high risk in terms of nutritional status and food security. MMRCA will support initiative and interventions which are focusing on food security and nutrition via,
- Nutritious commodities availability through supply management and distribution of RUSF, RUTF and Super-cereal
- Food access through need assessment surveys
- Nutritional surveys and identification of population who are predisposed and in high risk of food insecurity
GOVERNANCE AND LOCAL EMPOWERMENT:
MMRCA’s this strategy is focusing on empowering communities to support initiatives focusing on gender mainstreaming, civic education, good governance, democracy, human rights and women rights through media, religious leaders, women empowerment and other locally acceptable interventions.
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP:
This aims to support initiatives and interventions to provide best quality services to the users using blend of government and private expertise and efficient utilization of the available resources. In the past MMRCA has supported the Kabul Medical University Eye Care Tertiary Hospital through this mechanism.