Projects

Overview and Objectives URC participated in a 12-month multi-country evaluation of three models of providing HIV testing and counseling (HTC) in outpatient department (OPD) settings. URC conducted the South Africa portion of the evaluation entitled Strengthening HIV Test Access and Treatment Uptake Study (Project STATUS). From 2006 to 2011, URC worked with the national and...

Overview and Objectives Built on earlier URC work to create and implement a pediatric malnutrition recuperation program. Leveraging the Quality Assurance Project’s Pediatric Hospital Improvement Collaborative, the project rapidly expanded nutritional recuperation services for acutely malnourished children in 15 district hospitals. In addition, it built local capacity to improve behavior change and communication, screenings, referrals, and recuperation....

Overview and Objectives Provided assistance to the South African National TB Control Programme and other stakeholders to strengthen local capacity to detect, treat, and prevent TB as well as further integrate TB treatment with HIV and other health care services. The TASC II TB project developed community-based strategies to ensure that patients would seek out...

Overview and Objectives Provided technical support to the Ministry of Health and Social Services for reducing the transmission of HIV and other blood-borne pathogens among patients and providers during delivery of medical injections. Achievements Developed and put into operation policy documents, such as the National Infection and Prevention and Control Guidelines, National Quality Assurance Policy,...

Supported Departments of Health in five priority provinces to develop efficient and effective primary health care management systems.

Provided technical assistance to improve utilization, quality, and management of primary health care services.

Improved equality of health services in Guinea in accordance with the MOH’s planning objectives for 2010 in support of the Population and Reproductive Health Project.

Provided assessment of technical assistance and grants management to improve the management system.

Expanded the REDUCE model by collecting data on maternal and neonatal health and on sexually transmitted infections (STI).

Provided technical assistance to Ministry of Public Health to advance the quality of reproductive and maternal and child health care. The project provided support to strengthen prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and emergency obstetric care. It also helped to build health workers’ capacity in quality assurance skills; trained health care staff and managers;...