Projects

The Challenge Partner with Niger’s Ministry of Health to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of expanding a proven maternal and newborn care improvement approach to 218 public maternity hospitals, 95% of such facilities in the country. Overview and Objectives Evaluated prospectively the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the scale-up of a high impact intervention package...

[pods]{@ID,get_the_post_thumbnail_caption}[/pods] Overview and Objectives Building on the efforts of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) to address the high under five morbidity and mortality rate in the Lake Zone (which is closely linked to the lack of successful child survival interventions, including malaria control efforts in the region), the USAID Diagnosis and...

URC supported the Ministry of Health (MoH) to strengthen the delivery of quality primary health care (PHC) services throughout Iraq. The project focused on developing management systems and processes for delivering clinical care, improving the quality of primary care, and building effective community partnerships...

Overview and Objectives Alianzas I brought together public and private organizations to leverage USAID work to address Guatemala’s reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, and education needs. Alianzas II strengthened public-private partnerships to improve maternal and child health, reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, nutrition, and education. URC was responsible...

Overview and Objectives Introduced an innovative approach to reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths by training community and family members to administer potentially lifesaving first aid at the time of delivery. The project trained community caregivers—health care workers, traditional birth attendants, family members, and community leaders—to assess and improve the way they care for mothers...

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...

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...

The Challenge Worked with the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health (MOH) to meet the goals of the National Plan for Reduction of Maternal Newborn Mortality. The project focuses on Cotopaxi, a province in the Andes Mountains largely populated by indigenous people, where maternal, neonatal, and infant mortality death rates are significantly higher than national rates. Overview...

Overview and Objectives The third Technical Assistance and Support Contract (TASC3) is a worldwide, rapid-procurement vehicle that supported USAID Missions and Bureaus in the implementation of their Strategic Objectives pertaining to child health, maternal health, nutrition, population, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. As a part of TASC3, URC implemented these task orders:

Improved the nutritional and health status of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS by integrated nutrition into HIV/AIDS services at the health facility and community levels. The project’s primary target groups are HIV-positive adults, pregnant and lactating women, and orphans and vulnerable children...