Maternal mortality is as an important indicator of a nation’s health. Jordan has reliable, up-to-date data on maternal mortality thanks to the Jordan Maternal Mortality Surveillance and Response system launched in 2018 with USAID support. The USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity…
In recognition of International Women’s Day, this video showcases the perspectives of women in Uganda as they describe what motivates them to be health care champions. Driven by a passion to help others, they dedicate their lives to advocating for the rights…
Sarah Naigada, 32, could have been a tragic statistic. She had been in labor for 25 hours with her fourth child, was having difficulty pushing, and was at risk of additional tearing and bleeding after birth. Thankfully, the staff at Bumanya Health…
The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent strain on public health resources has disrupted traditional classroom-based learning and instruction typically offered to health workers. While virtual learning has proven to be an effective adaptation to COVID-19-related learning disruptions, it has yet to be formally…
COVID-19 spikes have taxed the global health workforce in unprecedented ways. In Jordan, the latest resurgence of COVID-19 cases – including moderate and severe cases – exposed a need for advanced training to enhance nurses’ skills and improve knowledge to provide care…
“As a doctor, I have a more acute sense of the health needs of my constituents,” said Ofelia Alcantara, the mayor of Tolosa, a municipality with more than 20,000 residents in the central region of the Philippines. “I believe that a healthy…
When left untreated, a single tuberculosis (TB) patient can infect up to 15 people in their close environment. However, two weeks of effective treatment can make a TB patient no longer infectious. Therefore, starting the correct treatment as soon as possible is…
The USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity in Jordan kicked off its five years of work by conducting a two-day workshop in November 2021 with stakeholders from the government, public and private sectors, and non-governmental organizations to establish priorities for the Activity’s…
Five URC staff members are among 15 who recently received awards from the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) for their leadership and contributions to quality improvement (QI) in health care in Uganda. The URC QI award winners are: Augustin Muhwezi, MD Chief…
The COVID-19 pandemic halted – and likely reversed – years of progress countries were making against tuberculosis (TB). The number of TB cases diagnosed and reported globally in 2020 declined by 18%, reversing a trend of improved case detection and notification between…