About Première Urgence – International Medical Aid (PU-AMI)

PU-AMI (known globally as Première Urgence Internationale, PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. PU-AMI’s teams are committed to support vulnerable communities and populations, those marginalized, hit by conflict, natural disaster or economic downturns. PU-AMI’s main objective is to contribute to reduction in morbidity and mortality, and provide emergency relief to those in immediate need in order to help them regain their dignity.

Afghan mission is the oldest of PUI missions, with the first medical intervention launched in 1979 just after the Soviet troops crossed the country’s borders. PU-AMI teams currently deliver the integrated health care, combined with nutrition, psychosocial support; water, sanitation and hygiene (wash), as well as trauma services. The organization implements projects mainly in eastern parts of the country, and increasingly in the South-East Region. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, PU-AMI has also positioned itself as one of the main actors in preparedness and response to the pandemic, implementing health and wash-cantered activities at health facilities and community level in Kabul and beyond.

Globally, PUI provides assistance to around 6 million people in 23 countries and across 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.

PUAMI , known  globally as  PUI,  is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid agency.

PUAMI teams    are committed to support and help vulnerable communities and populations that are isolated due to conflicts, natural disasters and economic recession. The main goal of  PUAMI  is to help in reducing mortality – urgent help to restore the dignity and dignity of those who are in urgent need.

 The Afghanistan mission is the oldest mission of  PUI  and it started with the first intervention in the health sector in 1979, just after the Soviet troops crossed the borders of the country.

PUAMI teams   currently provide integrated health care with nutrition, psychosocial support, water, sanitation, hygiene, and trauma services.

 This department mainly implements projects in the eastern part of the country and increasingly in the southeastern regions of the country since the outbreak of Corona in 2020.

PUAMI   has also established its position as the main actor in the preparation and response to the epidemic – the implementation of health and sanitation activities at the level of health centers and the community in Kabul and beyond.

 At the global level,  PUI  helps 6 million people in 23 countries in 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Europe.

Responsibilities and particular assignments

Objective 1 : screening of under five children and growth monitoring of under 2 year children

Activities/main duties

1. She Conducts anthropometric measurement (weight, height and age), MUAC and check edema of all under five children.

2. She will have Classification of all under five children in categories of well nourished, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).

3. Conduct growth monitoring of all under two years’ children and registering them.

4. Provide the absent and default list for the proper follow up and shared with CNT teams.

5. Referring the acute malnourished children to HSC in-charge for the treatment.

6. Follow up of detected cases in the next visit from the same site.

Objective 3: Hygiene and MIYCN counseling

Activities/main duties 

7. She Conduct counseling for pregnant and lactating women and mothers of all under two years children on appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in each site.

8. Counselling and referring the SAM, MAM children and acute malnourished PLWs to the relevant sites

9. She Conduct regular nutrition education at each site when Nutrition educator not present.

10. Counselling the caregivers on the hygiene promotion practices as needed.

11. Referring mothers with malnourished children to psychosocial support.

Objective 3:  Reporting

Activities/main duties 

12. Registering and reporting all activities done at the health facility level including number of screening, counselling and nutrition education sessions conducted.

14. She is responsible for providing all her activities reports and information to her line supervisor.
15. Reporting of referred cases.

Qualification/ Requirements Education and requirements

• Graduated from Grade 12. Graduated from Grade 12 
• Sensitive to public health issues. Be knowledgeable about public health issues  
• Previous work is a plus point with PUI. Previous work experience with PUI is a plus 
• Familiarity with nutrition topics and subjects  
• Priority will be given to those who have similar experience 
• Good understanding of Laghman will be an asset. Good knowledge of Laghman would be an asset 
• Residence will be considered. Local resident or local resident will be considered 
• Good communication skills. Have good communication skills  
• One year experience working with NGO particularly in the nutrition field. 

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