Projects

The Challenge Malawi is a landlocked country surrounded by Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique with an estimated population of 17 million people. It is among the countries worst affected by the HIV and AIDS epidemic, with 10% infection rate amongst the adults aged 15 to 49. With more than 1 million people living with HIV, Malawi...

URC supported Eswatini’s Ministry of Health efforts, and the Lubombo Region specifically, to control the HIV epidemic. The project aimed to reduce the incidence of HIV and TB by 50% in adults, 90% among children, and avert 20% of deaths among children, adults, and pregnant women living with HIV...

The Challenge Increase early detection and appropriate management of patients with TB and diabetes comorbidities in high-volume facilities in four provinces of South Africa. Overview and Objectives This project aims to increase early detection and appropriate management of patients with TB and diabetes comorbidities in select provinces in South Africa.  The Project will target both...

URC is partnering with CH2M HILL to help Uganda’s Ministry of Health equip two national laboratories—the Uganda Virus Research Institute and the Central Public Health Laboratory—and set up district labs to improve disease control and surveillance.

Under the Health Sector Programme in Kenya, this activity is improving the quality of maternal and neonatal health services in Kenyatta National Hospital and strengthening quality management systems at the county level.

The Challenge MCC has invested approximately $800 million in WASH in nine countries, mainly in water infrastructure development. More recently, they have expanded their focus into strengthening policy and institutional capacity and working with communities to improve rational use of water, increase use of latrines, and influence better hygiene behaviors. Overview and Objectives To provide...

ANCRE supported USAID/Benin’s Integrated Family Health Program to improve the quality and coverage of the Government of Benin’s Package of High-Impact Interventions in both the public and private sectors. It strengthened the capacity of central, regional, and zonal partners to deliver an integrated package...

Ghana’s health systems and health workforce, in direct partnership with the communities they serve, will be able to sustain equitable access to, demand for, and use of high-quality, high-impact health services with reduced external support, especially in the five targeted regions...

Provided technical assistance to prime contractor Terre des hommes. Trained project staff and key MOH staff in quality improvement, coaching, and mentoring. Formed quality improvement teams to develop change packages that produce results defined in the collaborative improvement goals. In Burkina Faso, URC trained project staff and key Ministry of Health staff in improvement, coaching...

Overview and Objectives Conducted operations research in five high-volume Ugandan hospitals/ maternities to identify the baseline use, and best methods to increase evidence-based use of antenatal corticosteroids to improve outcomes for premature newborns in Uganda. According to the World Health Organization, the administration of certain corticosteroids to women at risk of preterm birth causes a...