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Perspectives from Bangladesh Event Highlights Importance of Communities in Improving Health Care

Perspectives from Bangladesh Event Highlights Importance of Communities in Improving Health Care

To achieve improved health outcomes, public, private, and non-governmental health care providers must join forces to collaboratively improve the quality of health care services and build resilient health systems. On Jan. 17, URC gathered public, private, and non-governmental (NGO) health leaders for…

Appropriate Treatment of Malaria Moves Cambodia Closer to Elimination

Appropriate Treatment of Malaria Moves Cambodia Closer to Elimination

Sun Chhen, a 23-year-old man living in Tadeh Village, does forest-related work to provide for his family. It was there he contracted Plasmodium falciparum (P.f.) malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium in humans. High-risk populations, such as forest workers, who engage…

Leave No Woman Behind

Leave No Woman Behind

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we as public health professionals and USAID program implementers are forced to ask ourselves a tough question – are we doing everything we can to prevent and eliminate violence against women?…

Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation in the Philippines Proving Successful and Cost-Effective

Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation in the Philippines Proving Successful and Cost-Effective

When people think about drug treatment, images of incarceration and mandatory inpatient treatment often come to mind. However, the understanding of drug use has changed in the past decade, and today, there is greater recognition that most users are low-to-moderate risk and…