“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…
The USAID RenewHealth Project – in collaboration with the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) – has successfully launched the first ever mobile application to support Filipinos’ mental health needs. The app is available in both English and Filipino. In the era of…
The following two video stories show the importance of family support, health service providers, and the community in the recovery journey of people who formerly used drugs. Watch both to see how Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation (CBDR) programs are helping people get treatment…
Jalia Nassolo, 32 – a resident of Kiyunga in the Luuka District of Uganda – had a complicated pre-term birth delivery. At 37 weeks of pregnancy, Jalia started to experience labor pains, which quickly increased in frequency and severity. Concerned, she sought…
Forty-five-year-old Ikoba Ssuba felt unwell with a fever. He visited Iganga General Hospital and received a thorough health check-up. As he waited to see the clinician, he had the opportunity to hear Betty Atyama, a counselor in the hospital’s outpatient department (OPD)…
Three years ago, twenty-six year-old Leah Okumu was diagnosed with HIV and initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). Leah now lives with her husband, son, and daughter in the Dabani subcounty of Busia District in East Central Uganda, where she receives HIV treatment…
