The COVID-19 pandemic compelled health care providers and patients around the world to quickly adapt to lockdowns, quarantines, and additional infection prevention protocols. In Uganda, the lockdowns affected people such as Charles Abonga, an HIV client at Nakasongola Military Hospital, who has…
Returning to Kyiv this summer was both a personal and professional journey filled with emotions and challenges. As an American-Ukrainian, having previously lived and worked in Kyiv in the field of public health, I embarked on this visit with a mixture of…
Join the RHITES-EC, RHITES-N.Acholi, and Uganda Health Activity teams for a virtual event (June 30, 2023, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. East Africa Time) showcasing achievements and global health progress in Uganda.
Malnutrition remains a pressing issue among children, women of reproductive age, and adolescents in many low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Approximately 149 million children under the age of five are stunted, while 45 million suffer from…
Carlito, 28, is a humble furniture salesman from San Jose Del Monte City, in Bulacan Province, Philippines. He’s the father of two young girls with his partner, Jemelee. In late 2022, Jemelee noticed swollen lymph nodes on Carlito’s neck. Carlito never had…
URC is delighted to welcome global health leader Catherine (Cathy) Thompson as Senior Vice President of our Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean (AFR/LAC) Regional Programs. Earl Gast, URC’s President, welcomes Cathy: “I am delighted to welcome Cathy to URC. Her impressive…
As an implementation science partnership mechanism, the URC-implemented USAID Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project catalyzes improvements in health and development policy and practice through better use of evidence and data on national, regional, and global levels. Real-time improvements in…
In the Mubende and Gulu districts of Northern Uganda, URC plays an active role in changing the trajectory of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in two military communities. Through the DoD Uganda URC Project, URC implements the PEPFAR-supported Determined, Resilient,…
Strategic partnership is at the heart of the Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC), the major output of USAID’s Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project. Comprised of a diverse set of partners from regional health bodies, government stakeholders, implementers, researchers, and advocates,…
The Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC) recently launched a new knowledge management library. This online repository provides a centralized location for global health researchers and implementers to access implementation science related resources, including: The ISC Resource Database is searchable by network area, language,…
