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New Facilities Expand Access to Quality Health Services in Uganda’s Acholi Sub-Region

New Facilities Expand Access to Quality Health Services in Uganda’s Acholi Sub-Region

This month, URC – with USAID/Uganda, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH), local district governments, and partners – celebrated the inauguration of the renovation and new construction of health facilities in the Pader and Kitgum districts of the Acholi sub-region of Uganda. Working with…

URC Celebrates Pride Month

URC Celebrates Pride Month

Today, at our HQ staff meeting, we kicked off #PrideMonth with presentations on LGBTQI+ history, including how the Stonewall Riots fit into the long struggle for LGBTQI+ rights. We also recognize the complex intersectionality that contributes to individuals’ identities. These are some…

Responding to COVID-19 in Myanmar

Responding to COVID-19 in Myanmar

Despite a relatively low early COVID-19 caseload, Myanmar has been significantly impacted by COVID-19 in subsequent stages of the pandemic. During August and September 2020, Rakhine State, which borders Bangladesh and is subject to unrestricted cross-border migration, and associated COVID-19 transmission, experienced…