Afghan Family Guidance Association (AFGA) is an Afghan non-governmental, not-for-profit and non-political organization established in 1968. AFGA has been working in the field of Reproductive health and Rights since its inception and has recently become an associate member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

AFGA activities were suspended due to war and conflict in the country for ten years (1992-2002) and resumed its activities in 2002 with financial support from International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

IPPF is an alliance of 151 family planning associations known as Member Associations which has projects in over 180 countries. IPPF continues to be the largest civil society provider of reproductive health information and services in the world

Specific Responsibilities:

• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical histories, reports, and examination results.
• Conduct proper physical examinations of patients including pelvic and breast examinations
• Perform routine office-based obstetric and gynecological procedures including IUDs, etc.
• Establish and follow standards of care for common women’s health-related issues and illnesses, especially antenatal and postnatal care, and provide family planning
• Educate patients and deliver health education sessions for women as and when needed
• Monitor and ensure compliance with clinical evidence-based guidelines while treating patients all the time
• Determine and implement appropriate types and courses of treatment
• Perform standard ultrasound examinations and produce related reports
• Perform and interpret various diagnostic tests including STD tests.
• Educate patients about disease prevention, detection (malignancies of reproductive organs), and reproductive health
• Be able to work as a primary care doctor (general physician) as and when needed /dealing with a wide range of patients
• Have the ability to develop positive rapport with patients and families to foster the physician/patient relationship
• Eager to actively participate in continuing medical education program inside the clinic / delivers case presentations and raise medical discussions.
• Take care of equipment assigned to in the clinic including Computer, desk, chair, statoscope and ensure their proper usage
• Respect all rules and regulations of the AFGA.
• Make all necessary efforts to stay updated with the emerging medical/Obstetric knowledge and skills

• Having a Bachelor's Degree in the Medical field (Gynecologist)  from a recognized medical university and passing exit exams if applicable.
• At least five years working experience at the obstetric and gynecology.
  Post graduate degree in Obstetric and gynecology is preferable.
  Fluency of local language and moderate knowledge of English language.
  Good Communication skills and ability to interact successfully with staff and clients.

Qualified & interested candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position through the below-mentioned link. The AFGA HR Department can only consider applications submitted through the official online application portal. Manual applications will not be accepted. When submitting your application, please ensure that you include your CV and cover letter in a single combined PDF file. Do not attach any additional documents such as education certificates, experience letters, or other related materials 

Due to a high volume of applications received, the AFGA HR Department is will not be able to reach out individually to each candidate. If you have not received an email or call from the AFGA HR Department, please understand that your application has not been considered for this particular opening at this time.

http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_2129641098

AFGA Recruitment Process Commitment:

At AFGA, we do not accept any kind of recommendation, favoritism, or discrimination during the recruitment and selection of candidates. Our process is designed to be objective and merit-based, focusing solely on the qualifications, skills, and experiences of the applicants.

We want to assure all candidates that their applications will be evaluated equally, without any undue influence or bias. AFGA is dedicated to building a diverse and talented workforce that can contribute to the organization's mission and objective