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Kesaobaka Dikgole
July 20, 2018
3 Questions with Kesaobaka Dikgole: Delivering Differently for HIV Clients in Botswana

Botswana remains one of the countries most affected by HIV/AIDS. Fortunately, not many people are dying due to AIDS these days, but close to one in four Batswana needs regular, reliable access to the medical system — for life-saving drugs and routine check-ups — for the rest of his or her life...

A mother is tested for HIV at Kawolo Hospital, Eastern Uganda
July 10, 2018
The Root Causes of Ugandans Avoiding HIV Testing and Treatment

More than 1.4 million people in Uganda – approximately 6.5 percent of the country’s population – are HIV positive. Uganda is working to reduce this rate with international assistance, but many personal and cultural barriers stand in the way of Ugandans from seeking HIV testing and treatment.

Samson Kironde, URC’s Director of PEPFAR/Global Fund Activities on the HRH2030 Project.
July 09, 2018
URC Experts to Present at Global AIDS Conference

Samson Kironde, Ph.D., URC’s Director of PEPFAR/Global Fund Activities on the HRH2030 Project, will appear on a satellite panel and give two poster presentations at the 22nd International HIV and AIDS Conference in Amsterdam from July 23-27.

Photo credit: Christer Gundersen, Global Digital Library
June 28, 2018
Improving Literacy by Bringing Books to Millions of Children in Local Languages

The Global Digital Library – launched in April and supported by URC – plans to have reading materials available in at least 100 languages in digital and print formats by the end of 2020.

June 26, 2018
Fostering Career Opportunities while Learning English

URC’s Center for Human Services has offered English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in Cumberland County, New Jersey and surrounding areas for more than 28 years. Adult participants in the ESL/Civics program are individuals with family and work obligations intent on bettering their language...

Illustration of user at computer reviewing data
June 12, 2018
Creating a Digital System to Track and Improve Health and Nutrition in Indonesia

Despite impressive economic growth in recent years, Indonesia continues to suffer from conspicuously high rates of child stunting, and wasting, and or severe wasting. The country is committed to addressing the poor nutrition situation, yet suffers from a lack of reliable and timely information...

CHS and the Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia celebrated the beginning of their new collaboration with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 24.
June 07, 2018
CHS Partners with Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia to Provide Adult Education

Under a new program offered by the Center for Human Services (CHS) and the Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia, Spanish-speaking adults will have an opportunity to complete their primary and secondary schooling at their own pace and at no cost. CHS will be the only registered organization in...

June 06, 2018
URC Joins International Development Contractors to Prevent Misconduct in the Workplace

URC is a proud signatory of the Guiding Principles on Preventing Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse by International Development Companies, prepared by the Coalition of International Development Companies (CIDC) of the Professional Services Council (PSC). PSC is a membership organization of...

Midwives practice resuscitating a newborn at Anaka Hospital in Northern Uganda.
June 01, 2018
Quality of Care Network Working to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Deaths in 10 Countries

Although significantly more women receive skilled health care during childbirth now than in past decades, the rate of maternal and newborn deaths remains unacceptably high, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO estimates that every year, 303,000 mothers and 2.7 million newborn...

Félicité Tchimou, a member of the Logobo women's group, teaches women in the group about Ebola prevention.
May 31, 2018
Reducing the Likelihood of the Next Ebola Outbreak

The Ebola outbreak from 2014-2016 was so deadly – the disease killed more than 11,000 people – partly because, for the first time, it reached large urban areas with weak disease surveillance and public health systems that provided late and inadequate responses. A new Ebola outbreak in the...

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