Prior to the establishment of the Hazarajat Community Health Project (HCHP) the nearest health care facility for most people in Lal-wa-Sarjangal district was at least one day’s drive by road.
The aim of the Wakhan Community Health and Development Program is to reduce the under 5 mortality rate and reduce the maternal mortality rate and mortality rate of women in child-bearing age, in the far North East of Afghanistan.