TY - BOOK ED - Afghanistan. Ministry of Public Health. ED - Afghanistan. Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). ED - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. ED - Afghanistan. Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). TI - Health & nutrition sector strategy / approved by sector responsible authorities ; prepared & submitted by Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) U1 - Pamphlet RA 541 .A34 .H43 /2008 CY - Afghanistan : Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), 2008. KW - Public health – Afghanistan KW - Health care – Afghanistan KW - Public health – Afghanistan – Government policy. KW - Medical care – Afghanistan – Government policy KW - Health facilities – Afghanistan KW - Economic development – Government policy. KW - Afghanistan – Economic policy. KW - Nutrition policy – Afghanistan N1 - “Date of submission 26 Feb 2008”—title page; “Health & nutrition sector strategy 1387-1391 (2007; 08-2013; 13)”—cover title; “Volume II, Pillar V, health & nutrition”—cover page; “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghanistan National Development Strategy”—at head of title; includes bibliographical references; Summary: “Afghanistan has taken a devastating toll during more than the past two decades with the human and socio-economic indicators still hovering near the bottom of international indices. Human resources (HR) in health have been decimated, leaving behind scarce qualified health professionals, who are predominantly male where it is more difficult to employ qualified female staff in districts; remote areas. Life expectancy at birth (LEB) is 47 years for Afghan men and 45 years for women, slightly more than half that of the wealthiest countries of the world…”—(p. 5) ER -