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Free e-learning course from the USAID ASSIST Project, "Improving Health Care: An introduction to the science of improvement" is now available online
May 03, 2017
Free e-learning course on the science of improvement

This interactive virtual course is structured to give a broad overview of the science of improvement, exploring the key principles and methods necessary to understanding how improvement projects can be implemented in any setting to make health care better.

April 28, 2017
A village in Niger contributes to positive change

Several years ago, the village of Tilla in Niger's Zinder region made hygiene and sanitation a priority, starting by banning open defecation. Today, a sanitation committee is in charge of galvanizing and promoting the village's overall health and cleanliness, making specific members responsible...

April 10, 2017
URC awarded Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project by USAID

URC is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project by USAID, with funding from the Health Research Program 2.0.

Odongo Dickens, seated at an outdoor desk in mask and lab smock, attends to TB patients who wait in the background of the image
April 06, 2017
Health worker heroes: Mr. Odongo Dickens

Senior Clinical Officer Odongo Dickens is Esther Karamagi's TB health worker hero. Read why.

April 03, 2017
URC is positioned to help advance the nation’s behavioral health

URC has been awarded a new five-year IDIQ contract by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide communications, technical assistance, and training support.

H.E Deborah Malac, US ambassador to Uganda ( right) presents the 2016 PEPFAR Heroes award to Jamil ( center) while Dr Anna Lawino (ASSIST, second from left) and a mission official look on.
April 03, 2017
Matovu Zachariah Jamil, VMMC champion and health worker hero

Meet Matovu Zachariah Jamil, a 25-year-old volunteer counsellor and mobilizer, who used his example as a circumcised man to attest to its numerous benefits and start the very difficult conversation among adult males and their partners.

Blood sample collected from baby's heel.
March 29, 2017
USAID ASSIST in Côte d'Ivoire: HIV services for mothers and newborns

The USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) project supports Côte d’Ivoire’s national HIV care and treatment program to improve health service delivery to people living with HIV and to build local leadership and ownership. The...

A mother, wearing a blue shirt, shares a quiet moment with her newborn infant, who rests in a pouch against her chest.. Photo courtesy UNICEF/Pirazzi
March 29, 2017
ASSIST Project assists in launch of WHO Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

The USAID ASSIST Project participated in the launch of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (Quality of Care Network) . The network aims to support every pregnant woman, newborn and child with good-quality health care in order to reduce maternal and...

USAID ASSIST/Uganda staff
March 24, 2017
Improving TB identification and treatment in northern Uganda

As we observe World TB Day today, we’d like to share what the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project has been accomplishing in northern Uganda to fight this pervasive disease.

USAID’s strategic objectives for TB include improving access to high quality...

Jay Wechsler, URC President, visits field staff in Uganda (2016)
October 01, 2016
Join us in welcoming Jay S. Wechsler, URC's new president

We are pleased to announce the selection of Jay S. Wechsler as the next president of URC and its nonprofit affiliate, Center for Human Services (CHS).

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