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…
Digital technology allows supply chain processes to be more simple and agile. It also helps generate reliable and transparent reports to streamline both planning and decision-making resulting in improved access to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines. During the past decade, URC has…
URC has been awarded the five-year Cambodia Malaria Elimination 2 Project (CMEP2) by USAID/PMI Cambodia to continue support of Cambodia’s National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (CNM) to achieve malaria elimination. CMEP2 extends URC’s 20-year legacy of work in partnership…
James Oketch has served as a village health team member for 10 years in Kitgum District, Northern Uganda. Even as a village health team member, Oketch was wary of promoting family planning (FP) methods. “Friends told me that a woman can over…
