EMERGENCY USA is a USA based organization devoted to the promotion of a culture of solidarity, peace and respect for human rights.
EMERGENCY USA provides support to projects that offer free, high quality medical and surgical treatment for the victims of war and poverty.

Emergency

FAPs and PHCs

Due to the lack of medical facilities and disastrous road conditions, hundreds of thousands of people living in remote areas in Afghanistan are unable to access medical treatment. In response to this need, EMERGENCY created a network of First Aid Posts (FAP) and Primary Healthcare centers (PHC) in order to treat patients quickly, and when necessary transfer them to a hospital.

The first FAP were built in Northern Afghanistan in small, isolated villages in areas often heavily mined, and on mountain passes up to 13,123 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level. This network has progressively expanded to meet the demand of local communities. There are now 18 facilities in the North, which refer patients to the Anabah hospital, 10 facilities surrounding Kabul and 1 near Lashkar-gah in the South.

All the FAP and PHC are equipped with ambulances ready to transfer patients. The fully trained local staff provides round-the-clock service. The FAP/PHC provide the only healthcare service accessible and available free-of-charge to hundreds of thousands of Afghans.

FAP/PHC KEY FACTS - SINCE 1999

 

Number of Outpatient Consultations: 2,273,253

Number of Patients Transferred: 31,430

National Staff: 186

Locations:  Abdara, Ahangaran, Anabah, Anjuman, Bagram, Bazarak, Changaram, Charikar, Dara, Darband, Dashty Rewat, Ghazni, Grishk, Gulbahar, Horaty, Kapisa, Kinch, Kohi-safi, Logar, Mirbachakot, Paryan, Rokha, Said Khil, Sangi Khan, Sayad, Shutul (+ one mobile clinic), Tahi Maskan orphanage, Juvenile Rehabilitation Center.

Data as of December 2011