Since 2021, the USAID Keneya Nieta Activity, led by URC, has been supporting the Government of Mali in strengthening the resilience of its community health system with a goal of reducing maternal, neonatal, and child mortality within communities. On Sept. 5, the Activity…
URC recognized 25 staff in leadership roles across our projects for completing the Project Management and Leadership Training Program (PMLTP). Those who completed the program were presented with certificates of achievement by Earl Gast, URC President and by Carlos Cuéllar, URC’s Executive…
URC experts in HIV/AIDS are pleased to share their experiences and knowledge at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference from July 22-26. Visit our poster sessions listed below and/or stop by the URC booth (#208, Hall B1). We’d love to meet you.
This article is the second in a series on considerations for introducing AI-driven ultraportable X-ray to increase TB detection. The expanded use of ultraportable AI-assisted X-ray, coupled with molecular diagnostic tools to screen, test, and diagnose TB in community settings, is changing…
URC’s successful implementation of USAID’s Keneya Nieta Activity in Mali under volatile security conditions was recognized by the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) with the Vanguard Award, a part of the organization’s Global Impact Awards. The award recognizes companies with overall outstanding…
Cervical cancer is the most common and deadly cancer among women in Uganda. Women living with HIV (WLHIV) are particularly at risk of developing cervical cancer and dying from it. The Ministry of Health Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV…
Avian Influenza is back, and the world largely is yawning, but we should be alarmed. This highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was first reported in Hong Kong in 1997. As an avian virus, it is highly transmittable among poultry and lethal:…
A recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) led by Dr. Eckhard Kleinau, Director, Research and Evaluation, URC, evaluated the effectiveness of the chatbot Vitalk in improving the mental wellbeing of health workers in Malawi during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involving 1,584 participants…
Since 2018, URC has been implementing the Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Eswatini (DoD Eswatini URC Project) to support the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF) to strengthen their HIV program in their 10 clinics across Eswatini. Renovations Expand Space for Quality…
Karen Irene B. Dames is a dedicated nurse at the Rural Health Unit of Alangalang, Leyte, where she begins each day with a mission to transform lives affected by substance use in the heart of the Philippines. When the Philippines government launched…
