Family Health Action Group (FHA Group) - One of the Community Based Health Care Elements Afghanistan

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The Family Health Action Group (FHA Group) is a support group for female CHWs whose aim is to improve the life style of and appropriate use of health services by mothers and children with a view to reducing mortality rates. With the formation of these groups from the community members services are utilized for spreading health awareness and key health messages among mothers. This will result in healthy homes and healthy lifestyles and will increase the use of available health services. It will build a strong information and referral system within the community that will help CHWs attend to pregnancies, births, and other cases of illness.