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Read moreAfghanistan – pressure on healthcare in Kunar requires timely and flexible response
Our teams in Eastern Afghanistan see it happening in real time: access to healthcare is deteriorating. In recent days, 12 HealthNet TPO-supported facilities in Kunar Province have been damaged due to cross-border shelling, flooding... -
Read moreA different kind of pregnancy: Angelina’s journey to safer motherhood in Aweil North
When Angelina Ahok Arou talks about her current pregnancy, her voice is calm and assured. At the Primary Health Care Unit near her home in Aweil North, routine antenatal visits have become part of... -
Read moreBalancing motherhood and study: becoming a counsellor in Afghanistan
When Shakiba Safi enrolled in the Health Social Counsellor (HSC) Programme in Kabul, she knew the journey would not be easy. A mother of three young children and a dedicated health worker from Laghman... -
Read moreHealthNet TPO Trauma Center at Torkham Border Crossing Damaged During Cross-Border Fighting
HealthNet TPO expresses its deep concern about the damage to its Trauma Center at the Torkham border crossing during the fighting between Afghan and Pakistani forces on 27 February 2026. The HealthNet TPO–supported facility... -
Read moreRestoring Dignity Through Cash Assistance in Nimroz
A personal story from the border When Fariha crossed the Milak (Zero Point) border into Afghanistan with her infant, she received free medical services and basic medicines. However, her child’s condition required specialised treatment... -
Read moreA place to turn for care: How Manyiel’s PHCU is saving lives in South Sudan’s underserved regions
Early in the morning in Manyiel, the waiting area of the Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) is already busy. Pregnant women are waiting for antenatal consultations, while mothers bring babies for routine childhood vaccinations.... -
Read moreFrom care to change: how menstrual health empowers girls in Colombia
In Colombia, HealthNet TPO works with communities to strengthen wellbeing, equality, and peace. As part of the Women Advocates for Peace programme, girls and women in La Macarena, Meta, came together to explore how... -
Read moreBringing mental health care to earthquake-affected communities in Kunar Province
In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Kunar Province on 31 August 2025, 1,992 people lost their lives, 3,631 were injured, and 8,489 houses were destroyed. Thousands of families were displaced, and 22... -
Read moreHealthNet TPO concludes workshop on child and adolescent mental health in Afghanistan
HealthNet TPO, in collaboration with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health South Asia Network (CAMHSAN) and with the technical and financial support of UNICEF, successfully held the Dissemination Workshop on Child and Adolescent Mental... -
Read moreWhat MHPSS means in South Sudan: Empowering women as leaders of change
At the Women’s Centre in Terekeka, a quiet transformation is taking place. Dozens of women gather under the shade of acacia trees. They are here to speak about Lokole, a word that carries the...