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June 24, 2016
TRAction project sponsors clinical training on household air pollution

The TRAction Project, in partnership with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves , held its first education clinical training in Accra, Ghana on household air pollution.

Dr. Emmanuel Njeuhmeli of the USAID Office of HIV/AIDS and Dr. Donna Jacobs, Dr. John Byabagambi, and Dr. Joseph Kundy from the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project
June 01, 2016
Webinar: What’s New in Scaling Up Continuous Quality Improvement for VMMC

Join Dr. Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, USAID Office of HIV/AIDS, and Dr. Donna Jacobs and Dr. John Byabagambi, USAID ASSIST Project, for an update on how quality assurance and continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches are contributing to closing quality gaps in VMMC service delivery, reducing...

May 23, 2016
Register for the Managing Knowledge for Improvement Webinar

On May 26, 2016 at 7AM, URC's own Kate Fatta, Lani Marquez and John Byabagambi will be presenting a webinar that explores how knowledge management concepts and techniques widely used in commercial sectors can be adapted for use in LMIC improvement projects to accelerate spread.

May 16, 2016
URC at the CORE Group Conference: Developing low-burden M&E for nutrition SBC

On May 19, 2016, URC staff Cheryl Combest and Ingrid Weiss will be presenting at the CORE Group Spring 2016 Global Health Practitioner Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Image of a woman inspecting a modern cookstove during a demonstration of the product.
May 15, 2016
CPD Event for the Medical and Public Health Community of Ghana: “Disease burden attributed to household air pollution: What is the evidence and what can be done?”

TRAction Project and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves invite you to a continuing professional development training, accredited by Ghana's Medial and Dental Council, on household air pollution.

April 25, 2016
MCC funds URC's continued MNCH and nutrition work in Indonesia

We are pleased to announce that URC has been awarded the Online System Development & Maintenance of Sentinel Sites Monitoring for Health and Nutrition Project ...

Poster presentation at International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare
April 25, 2016
URC at the International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Several URC staff recently attended the International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare on April 12–15, 2016, in Gothenburg, Sweden. With approximately 3,300 delegates, the Forum is one of the world’s largest gatherings of healthcare...

CAP-Malaria works in Burma, Cambodia and Thailand to control malaria
April 24, 2016
Malaria prevention and control in the Greater Mekong Subregion

The PMI | USAID CAP-Malaria Project works in Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand to control and prevent malaria in the region.

An outreach team member screens for malaria in Myanmar (2015)
April 22, 2016
CAP-Malaria reduces malaria-positive cases in Burma

The USAID |PMI Control and Prevention of Malaria Project (CAP-Malaria) works to control, treat, and prevent malaria and artemisinin-resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion. In Burma, CAP-Malaria combines behavior change communication tactics, health systems strengthening for early...

Durable insecticide-treated wall liners have been installed for this household
April 22, 2016
Translating research into action to prevent malaria

The USAID | TRAction Project researches new strategies to reduce malaria transmission and tests and monitors the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of vector control tools currently in use. Durable insecticide-treated wall liners, a recent innovation, may be beneficial for management of insecticide...

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