The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is profoundly concerned by the recent announcement of the de facto authorities (DFA) that women are no longer allowed to work with national and...
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The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan established a midwifery training center in 4 provinces of Afghanistan
The political transition in August 2021 has brought many challenges and restrictions, especially in the healthcare sector. Despite all the challenges, SCA continues to provide healthcare services in...
SCA the only health service provider in Maidan Wardak
Although recent political transition in Afghanistan has posed many challenges and constraints in the health sector, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan remains committed to continuing to provide...
Joint Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and the Heads of ICRC, OCHA, UNICEF, and WHO in Afghanistan
Kabul- 29 September 2021 On 27 September 2021, we met in Kabul for an urgent meeting on the alarming situation facing people requiring healthcare in Afghanistan and the dire human consequences if the...
SCA Wardak Regional Office resumed its activities after a few days' pause
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)’s Wardak Regional Management Office (WRMO) resumed its Education and Rural Development activities after a short pause due to the new political developments in...
SCA’s work continues in Afghanistan
The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan and there is great uncertainty about the future. Despite this situation, SCA’s work continues. We are adapting but working with the same vigour – it is...
More than 50,000 people with disabilities benefit from SCA's services each year
SCA joins the celebration of the International day of persons with disabilities and takes this opportunity to appeal to everyone to continue increasing their attention to the rights of people with...
SCA’s resources and response to COVID-19 is intact in Wardak region
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan is delivering health services up to expectations of the local population and has control over the provision of health services and supplies, despite the...
SCA continues to operate in Afghanistan during COVID-19 pandemic
In accordance to an official instruction by the Ministry of Economy, the lockdown in the cities does not fully apply to NGOs working in Afghanistan, hence, the SCA has maintained its offices either...
Threats from the Taliban are common for midwife Maryam
Maryam trained to become a midwife at one of SCA’s schools almost ten years ago. SCA’s previous head of information, Lasse Bengtsson, has followed her work since then. Today, she works at the front...
SCA calls for protection of civilians, its medical staff and health facilities
Following the issuance of a press release, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) hereby addresses all parties involved in the war, during a joint press conference held today in Kabul at the...
Forty-two health facilities run by SCA in Wardak closed by Taliban
Following last week’s deadly attack by ANSF forces in Wardak against The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, SCA, the Taliban have forced SCA to close all health clinics and a hospital in Wardak...
SCA strongly condemns attack on health clinic in Wardak province
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, SCA, strongly condemns an attack the night between July 8-9 on one of SCA’s health facilities in the Tangi Saidan area of Daimirdad district in Wardak province...
Hospital run by SCA in Maidan Shahr made great improvements in 2018
In 2018 Maidan Shahr hospital climbed to third best hospital in all Afghanistan. A digital X-ray machine, improved facilities and extended 24-hour services, means patients in Wardak now have access...
Questing the Mychild Solution in Afghanistan: An external evaluation of data quality, operational cost and efficiency (June 2018)
MyChild Solution Evaluated in Afghanistan In 2015 Shifo Foundation (Shifo), Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Afghanistan started a joint...
Aid Effectiveness in Afghanistan
Project Background Oxfam and SCA, with the support of CAFOD have sought to commission a report assessing the level of aid effectiveness in Afghanistan. Broadly, the purpose of this report is to...
Afghanistan: SCA clinics and Health Management Office in Laghman are re-opened [EN, Dari, PS]
August 1st, 2017 - Kabul "I'm very pleased to announce the re-opening of all clinics as well as Swedish Committee for Afghanistan’s Health Management Office in Laghman province, that had been closed...
Selection of candidates for midwifery and nursing education in Samangan
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan has finalized the selection process of candidates for the upcoming training of the Community Health Nursing Education (CHNE) and Community Midwifery Education (CME)...
New facilities in Mehterlam Provincial hospital
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan built second floor for children section of Mehtarlam Provincial Hospital’s building to provide more facilities for hospitalized children and their parents. Number of...
SCA initiates National Physical Rehabilitation Workshop
For the first time, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan jointly with Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) organized National workshop on Physical Rehabilitation, in Kabul. The workshop was used as a...