Andrea Procopio, a field program officer for USAID

Andrea Procopio, a field program officer for USAID working with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, meets with local officials during a ceremony to commemorate the upgrading of Farah Hospital from a district hospital to a provincial one through a government provided Expanded Package of Health Services in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 10, 2012. The upgrade provides the hospital a larger budget for medical supplies and equipment. PRT Farah is a unit of soldiers, sailors and airmen working with various government and non-government agencies tasked with facilitating governance and stability in the region by working hand in hand with local officials and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The goal of the PRT is to promote the Afghan government and their ability to resolve local issues and provide security to the people. The GIRoA and PRT are dedicated to finding long lasting and sustainable solutions to the instability in the region and shift the population's dependence from foreign aid to the local and national government.