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| Written by Bagram Media Center | |
| Thursday, 21 February 2008 | |
 BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan women have increasingly participated in village medical outreach programs supported by Afghan National Army soldiers and Coalition forces, in recent months. Historically, when the combined medical teams set up a VMO to treat locals basic medical maladies, the treatment was often disproportionate, with most of the patients being men and children. However, over the last two months ANSF and Coalition medics have experienced a noticeable increase in the number of women attending VMOs and Coalition clinics. “We are experiencing a continuous upward trend in female attendance at VMOs,” said a Civil Affairs team leader. “This is a significant change from when we arrived in July,” Last week near Gereshk, Helmand Province, a medical team treated approximately 500 locals during a VMO. A significant number of women attended and exposed their faces indicating a lack of insurgent influence, said a Coalition forces team leader. This shift is important because often women bring the smaller children and infants for treatment, said a Coalition forces medic in Farah. If the women don’t come in the children will be overlooked. “The increased willingness of people to interact and accept help from their local government and coalition forces demonstrates their confidence in the ability of the legitimate government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to improve their quality of life,” said Army Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman, a Coalition forces spokesperson. |
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