Lactating mothers who test positive for COVID-19 face challenges with breastfeeding their children because of fear of infecting their infants. COVID-19 standard procedures advise social distancing as a protective measure, yet mothers must practice skin-to-skin contact when breastfeeding. Staloser Muhindo, a nursing…
Jordan is well known in the region for its vibrant economy, strong government, and engaged civil society. The country has made significant investments to strengthen its health system and improve the health and health care of its population. However, Jordan’s high population…
URC has been awarded the four-year Quality Services for Health (Q4H) Activity by USAID/Ghana to support the Government of Ghana’s leadership to promote and oversee improved quality health services across the public and private health sectors. Q4H extends URC’s legacy of working…
Pretty is a female sex worker who works at a pub in Busia District in East Central Uganda. She first heard about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) – an HIV preventative antiretroviral medication that substantially reduces risk of acquiring HIV – during a sensitization…
Boniface Harerimana, a community health worker at the Rukaramu Health Center in Burundi since 2013, provides care and support to people living with HIV (PLHIV). The health center is one of the 21 health units in Bujumbura Rural Province supported by the…
In June 2020, Mr. Lukungu Sospetari, 84, visited Busesa Health Center IV in Bugweri District, Uganda, complaining of a cough, general weakness, and weight loss – all symptoms of a tuberculosis (TB) infection. During the visit he was diagnosed with TB. Sospetari…
URC’s non-profit affiliate – the Center for Human Services (CHS), has delivered a range of education and support services to the Hispanic community in southern New Jersey for over 25 years. Families in Motion (FIM), a multi-county collaborative supporting families on their…
“When I think about HIV, I remember a verse from the Bible: ‘Some people perish due to lack of knowledge.’ That’s what’s happening here. They do not know their HIV status. And even when they do, ignorance is still causing their deaths,…
Carmen, age 40, was named after the barangay (village or neighborhood) in the city, Cagayan de Oro, where she was born. It is in that same barangay where she became involved in drugs. “I first tried drugs at age 20 because I was curious; then I…
In March of 2020, Uganda identified its first COVID-19 case. As the government began to use health centers as COVID-19 quarantine sites, people began to stop seeking health services there for fear of contracting the virus. Health center visits for care and…