The URC family mourns the passing of David D. “Dave” Nicholas, MD, MPH, former URC Senior Vice President who was responsible for the development of URC’s global leadership in health care quality improvement. Dave was a pediatrician and public health expert who…
As the world’s deadliest infectious disease, TB infects approximately 10 million people globally each year, killing 1.5 million of these. Uganda is one of the 22 WHO-designated TB high burden countries. On Uganda’s military bases, there is a high potential of contracting…
On May 12, the global community recognizes International Nurses Day, drawing attention to the immeasurable impact nurses have on patients, their health, and well-being, and their broader impact on the provision of primary health care and achievement of health targets across the…
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has a long history of armed conflict and political instability that has contributed to population displacement and inequitable access to – and quality of – basic health care. Comprised of more than 7,000 islands,…
Recently, as part of a learning tour, URC brought together public, private, and non-governmental health leaders to share experiences and successes in community development in Bangladesh. The “Integrated Community Development for Better Health” learning event held on January 17 in Dhaka highlighted…
Cambodia is on track to achieve its goal of eliminating all forms of malaria by 2025, thanks to years of dedicated efforts by the country’s health leadership, international partners, local organizations, and others. Credit also is due to dedicated Cambodians such as…
As the Secretariat, or management hub, of the Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC), URC is energized by the recent passage of a ministerial resolution to recognize violence against children as a critical issue and calls out the importance of using data to address…
URC is committed to locally led development that features strong collaboration, equitable programming, and sustainable health outcomes. With that goal in mind, URC brought together forward-thinking innovators as part of a learning tour to showcase and promote the scale-up of community-led innovations…
For some, accessing reproductive health services is difficult, especially in a country such as the Philippines with many remote islands. In these cases, frontline health workers play key roles in ensuring that women receive the family planning and other services they need….
Using the Vitalk virtual chatbot had a significant positive effect on anxiety, depression, and burnout in health workers in Malawi compared with passive online resources, according to an 8-week randomized control trial (RCT) involving 1,584 people. The results were published as a…
