USAID RenewHealth has been selected as one of three winners – out of 100 submissions – for the 2023 USAID Health Systems Strengthening Case Competition. This second annual competition is an opportunity for USAID staff and partners working on health system strengthening…
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global concern as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. According to the 2022 WHO Global TB Report, there were an estimated 1.4 million TB deaths among HIV-negative people in 2021. The…
Each August, the Philippines observes National Lung Month to raise awareness about lung health. It’s an opportune time to encourage acts to prevent lung disease and the spread of those that are infectious. TB was center stage as the world’s deadliest infectious…
Five years ago, Vuthy SaoRy – a farmer residing in Rokkhak Kiri district, Bassak commune, Battambang province in Cambodia – was a full-time housewife. She, like many others in her village, diligently cared for her family. SaoRy hadn’t had malaria, but she…
The importance of mental health in shaping individuals and societies is undeniable. As highlighted by Romina Bandura and Paula Reynal in the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) “Investing in Mental Health Will Be Critical for Ukraine’s Economic Future” report, poor…
URC, with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and USAID, recently hosted an eight-person delegation from the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) on a week-long study tour in the Washington, DC area to learn more about best practices in continuous quality…
We aspire to use evaluation data to continually improve. All too often, though, conducting evaluations and delivering their results is a time-bound, one-consultant-and-done process that briefs the relevant USAID Mission on a program’s successes and challenges, but falls short of its potential…
The DoD Uganda URC Project supports the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) HIV/AIDS epidemic control efforts by improving access to and quality of care across 40 military health facilities. The project supports UPDF health workers in selected health facilities to conduct outreach…
Tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant economic and public health challenge to the Philippines, with a high TB incidence rate of 650/100,000 population and challenges in controlling the disease, including a national treatment coverage rate of just 53%. But USAID’s TB Platforms for…
To enhance support for the Uganda Ministry of Health’s laboratory system, the USAID RHITES-N, Acholi Activity undertook the initiative to strengthen laboratory services for disease surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This has been accomplished through the renovation of the laboratories of both…
