Projects

Researched potential demand for diagnostics of high morbidity and mortality diseases—HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, and acute lower respiratory illness—in several developing countries. The research examined issues surrounding the use of diagnostic tests: consumer willingness to use and pay for them, health care providers and program managers’ perceptions of their effectiveness, and factors...

Overview and Objectives URC strengthened Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM) in Latin America, southern Africa, and the Andean and Caribbean regions by improving their ability to manage country programs and provide oversight of local organizations that received funding. The technical assistance focused on coordination, communication, conflict of interest, leadership, developing partnerships, data quality management, monitoring and...

Provided Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) with support to increase coverage and improve the quality of services for maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, and the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The project provided technical support to MSPAS to apply evidence-based guidelines, improve quality, and institutionalize continuous...

Overview and Objectives Jamaica Adolescent Healthy Lifestyles (JA-STYLE) supported the Ministry of Health in helping Jamaican youth, age 10–19, face and overcome challenges in the areas of reproductive health, substance abuse, crime, and violence. JA-STYLE addressed an upward spiraling crime rate and troubling trends in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, gangs and...

Under two task orders for the Maternal and Child Health Technical Assistance and Support Contract (TASC), URC worked in partnership with the MSPAS and the Guatemalan Institute of Social Security (IGSS) to expand access to basic health services and improve the health of women and children in the highlands region...

Improved quality of primary health care services and established decentralized health service networks.

Assessment of status of health education in Buenos Aires and the provincial regions.

Provided technical and logistical support for development of a self-sustaining primary health care system and establishment of the MaxSalud Institute for High Quality Health Care as a legal entity.

Assistance to the Chilean MOH to support the National Participation Evaluation and Sustainability Process.

Technical services related to development and supervision of World Bank-funded health and social sector loan projects in El Salvador and Nicaragua.