Uganda received its first shipment of 864,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility on March 6, 2021. With a limited number of vaccines, the initial COVID-19 vaccination campaign prioritized most at-risk individuals by occupation ̶ mainly health…
Lubaina Zainal, 26, of Buluan, Maguindanao, delivered her fifth child in January 2021 and has been breastfeeding her child exclusively since then. Lubaina knows the benefits of breast milk for her newborn and that the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) is a modern…
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,…