Projects

Accelerated delivery of proven, low-cost child health interventions in three health zones in the Benin departments of Collines and Atlantique.

TB CARE II complemented existing and planned projects in the USAID Bureau for Global Health to provide leadership and support to national TB programs (NTPs) and other in-country partners. The project accelerated the implementation of TB directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS)...

PrevenSida is an innovative USAID project that supported research and implementation to increase healthy behavior among key populations at higher risk of HIV infection and reduce HIV transmission by increasing condom use, access to counseling, HIV testing promotion, and reducing the number of sexual partners...

Overview and Objectives The project’s primary objective was to strengthen HIV and TB surveillance and control in the Central American region. URC provided technical support to Ministries of Health to improve TB case management; strengthen lab capacity in TB and HIV; improve HIV counseling and testing, particularly provider-initiated testing and counseling; and strengthen the use...

URC worked with the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) to ensure continued provision and sustainable scale-up of comprehensive HIV and AIDS services for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) at 10 regional referral and six general hospitals across the country...

Overview and Objectives Tested innovations to increase early case detection and reduce the burden of TB in the Rangareddy district of Telangana. Increased case detection by providing TB-related information to public and private providers and by strengthening referral systems between TB and non-TB providers. In addition, built awareness and involved the community to increase case...

Overview and Objectives Provided technical support for construction and rehabilitation of 150 health centers and outpatient departments, antiretroviral therapy clinics, and a central laboratory and storage facility. Objectives included: Evaluate health facility designs to ensure compliance with best infection control practices given Lesotho’s disease profiles, health practice, geography, and climate conditions Monitor and evaluate the...

TRAction solicited proposals primarily on a competitive basis and awarded health research grants to research organizations to evaluate ways to effectively and efficiently introduce, implement, and scale up evidence-based interventions for MNCH...

URC worked with Ghana’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to strengthen malaria prevention and control and expand successful malaria interventions nationwide...

Increased demand for and equitable access to quality health services. Built the capacity of public and private service delivery systems; expanded models for health financing; improved the quality and impact of maternal, neonatal and child health services; and strengthened the control of infectious diseases...